Otemma Glacier

Otemmagletscher from north

The Otemmagletscher (also skin Emma glacier, French Glacier d' Otemma ) is a valley glacier in the southern Valais Alps in Switzerland. For the year, the length of the glacier with 7.4 km can be specified. Along with all his Tributärgletschern an area of ​​16.46 km ² in 1995 determined. The exposure of the glacier is southwest.

The origins of the Otemmagletscher on the southern flank of the Pigne d' Arolla. Then it flows to the southwest and is in the north of the summits of the Portons (up to 3'513 m above sea level. M. ), in the south of the Aouille Tseuque ( 3'554 m above sea level. M. ) and Singla ( 3'714 m ü. M. ) flanked. The end of the glacier was in 2007 at an altitude of 2,460 m. To the northeast of the Otemmagletscher over the high alpine, ice-covered Col de Chermotane ( 3,050 m above sea level. M. ) with the Mont -Collon Glacier is connected. From the south side open several smaller glaciers, namely Glacier du Mont Collon Petit, Glacier de Blanchen, Glacier de l' aiguillette and Glacier de l' Aouille. Previously also hung the Glacier de l' Epicoune and the Glacier de la Crête Sèche together with the Otemmagletscher.

The Otemmagletscher feeds the Dranse de Bagnes, flows the water of the Lac de Mauvoisin. Since his high stage during the Little Ice Age in the mid- 19th century, the glacier has retreated by about 3 km. During withdrawal of the Glacier de la Crête Sèche was repeatedly dammed a border lake in 1900 between the tongue and the lateral moraine of the Otemmagletschers which in the subsequent outbreaks in the Bagnes caused flood damage.

About the Otemmagletscher runs the central stage of the Haute Route between Chanrion and Zermatt.