Saleina Glacier

Aiguille d' Argentière and Saleinagletschers (left)

The Saleinagletscher (French Glacier de Saleina ) is a valley glacier southwest of Orsières on the northeastern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the extreme southwest of the canton of Valais.

In October 2010, the glacier has a length of 6.1 km was determined. Including the side of the glacier, the area was in 1995 about 8.8 km ². The exposition of the Nährgebiets is East, the East is the Zehrgebiets.

The origins of the Saleinagletscher on the eastern slope of the Aiguille d' Argentière and Aiguille du Chardonnet, over which the border between Switzerland and France runs, he goes there to a height of 3900 m above sea level. M. The glacier flows to the east and takes firn fields of the surrounding mountain peaks. It is flanked to the north of the Aiguilles Dorées (up to 3519 m above sea level. M. ) and the Portalet ( 3344 m above sea level. M. ), in the south of the Pointe du Grand Darray ( 3509 m above sea level. M. ). The narrow glacier ends on a steep slope, in 2007, at an altitude of 1793 m above sea level. M. The glacier drains into the Chartreuse de Saleina which opens into the Dranse de Ferret.

On the slope south of the glacier is at 2691 m above sea level. M. Cabane de Saleina, a hut of the Swiss Alpine Club. It serves as a starting point for the summit and glacier tours in the northeastern Mont- Blanc massif. There are firnbedeckte but steep mountain passes to the adjacent glaciers: Trient to the north, Glacier du Tour in the West Glacier d' Argentière and the southwest, the latter two are in France.