Biferten Glacier

The Bifertenfirn is a valley glacier in the rear end of the Grosstals, in the Glarus Alps, in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It has a length of 4.4 km with an average width of 500 meters and covers an area of 2.8 km ².

The origins of the Bifertenfirn on the summit of 3,600 m above sea Toedi on. M. First, the glacier flows to the south, but then takes a sharp bend and moves further to the east, then to the northeast. He is accompanied in the south of the steep rock walls of the Piz Urlaun ( 3'359 m above sea level. M. ), the Grisons Toedi ( 3'124 m above sea level. M. ) and the Bifertenstocks. The glacier slope is steep in the upper range 30 to 40%, in the lower part less than 20 %. The glacier tongue, ending just below 2,000 m The melt water is carried away from the Bifertenbach which forms together with the upper panel the Bach Sandbach, which is a source stream of the Linth.

Since the High Stadium during the Little Ice Age in the mid- 19th century, the Bifertenfirn has somewhat retreated more than 500 meters. On a rocky ridge on the northern side of the glacier is at 2'448 m above sea level. M. the Grünhorn the Swiss Alpine Club SAC. It serves as a starting point for the ascent of Todi.

46.8033333333338.9283333333333Koordinaten: 46 ° 48 ' 12 " N, 8 ° 55 ' 42" E; CH1903: 713710/184654

  • Glacier in the canton of Glarus
  • Glaciers in the Alps
  • Glacier in Europe
  • River system Linth / Limmat
  • Glarus Süd
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