Schwarzberg Glacier

Black Mountain glacier from the east, on the right Strahlhorn

The Black Mountain Glacier is a glacier mountain in the canton of Valais and situated in the Pennine Alps in the back of the Saas Valley east Mattmark. In September 2010, the length was determined to be 3.66 km. The measurement of the area in 2004 was 5.33 km ². The exposure of the glacier is northeast.

The origins of the Black Mountain glacier on the north side of Roffelhörner (up to 3517 m above sea level. M. ) and the Steinkalkhorns ( 3333 m above sea level. M. ), through which runs the border between Italy and Switzerland. In its upper part of the glacier is very wide with over two kilometers. It flows first to the north, flanked by the beam horn in the west and the Green Mountain Horn ( 3074 m above sea level. M. ) in the east, and is always narrower. In tongue area in 2007 to 2657 m above sea level. M. was above a steep cliff, he is only about 500 meters wide. The melted water flows into the reservoir Matt Mark and later with the Saas Vispa the Rhône. The black mountain glaciers is connected to the west across the fissured hanging pass Schwarzenberg Whitegate ( 3570 m above sea level. M. ) with the Findel Glacier. To the east it is connected with the Seewjinengletscher, a 1.5 km west ² large snowfield on the north slope of the Rothorn ( 3230 m above sea level. M. ) of the Monte Moro Pass.

In his High Stadium during the Little Ice Age in the mid- 19th century, the Black Mountain glaciers reached as far down into the valley at today Mattmarksee.