Giétro Glacier

#1293 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Giétro Glacier or Giétroz Glacier is a 4 km long valley glacier located in south-western Switzerland. The 1818 Giétro Glacier catastrophe, which led to lake outburst flood, is one of the most famous and most disastrous historical cases in the Swiss Alps. ()

Local name: Giétrozgletscher Length: 2.77 miCoordinates: 45°59'30"N, 7°23'25"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Giétro Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chanrion Hut, Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Pigne d'Arolla, Vignettes Hut.

3.7 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Chanrion Hut
94 min walk • The Chanrion Hut French: is a mountain hut located in the upper Val de Bagnes in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies in an isolated area south of Lac de Mauvoisin at an altitude of 2,462 metres, at the foot of Pointe d'Otemma. The easiest access is from the north.
1.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
34 min walk • Mont Blanc de Cheilon is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located in the Swiss canton of Valais. The mountain lies between the valleys of Bagnes and Arolla.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pigne d'Arolla
80 min walk • Pigne d'Arolla is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865. It is commonly climbed as part of the Haute Route.
4.1 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Vignettes Hut
105 min walk • The Vignettes Hut is an alpine hut, located south of Arolla in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,160 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Pigne d'Arolla and near the Col de Chermotane in the Pennine Alps.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Ruinette
26 min walk • La Ruinette is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. With an altitude of 3,875 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit between the Grand Combin and the Dent Blanche.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Luette
33 min walk • La Luette is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Bagnes and Hérens in the canton of Valais. It lies just south of Le Pleureur.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Mauvoisin
51 min walk • Lac de Mauvoisin is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 metres high. The dam is currently the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 metres in 1991.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grand Tavé
93 min walk • The Grand Tavé is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Fionnay in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Grand Combin massif and lies east of the Corbassière Glacier.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Cassorte
94 min walk • La Cassorte is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Lac des Dix and the Val d'Arolla, south of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.
1.9 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Dix Hut
48 min walk • The Dix Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Hérémence in the canton of Valais. The hut lies above the Cheilon Glacier, at a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, approximately halfway between the Lac des Dix and the Mont Blanc de Cheilon.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Petit Mont Collon
114 min walk • The Petit Mont Collon is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Col de Chermotane and west of Mont Collon.