Rhône Glacier
| Rhône Glacier | |
|---|---|
| German: Rhonegletscher, French: Glacier du Rhône, Italian: ghiacciaio del Rodano | |
View towards the Tieralplistock | |
| Type | Valley glacier |
| Location | Furka Pass, Valais, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°34.32′N 8°22.58′E / 46.57200°N 8.37633°E |
| Area | 17.60 km2 (6.80 sq mi) (1973) |
| Length | 9.09 km (5.65 mi) (1879), 8.00 km (4.97 mi) (1973), 7.65 km (4.75 mi) (2016) |
| Highest elevation | 3,630 m (11,910 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Terminus | Rotten (local name for Rhône) above Gletsch |
| Status | Retreating |
The Rhône Glacier (German: Rhonegletscher, Walliser German: Rottengletscher, French: glacier du Rhône, Italian: ghiacciaio del Rodano) is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the river Rhône and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais. While the glacier is accessible via the Furka Pass road, it can only be visited between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox (roughly 120 days a year).