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GLACIER "HOCHFIRN"
Risk type: ice avalanches

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Niche glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Bern, Lauterbrunnental
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Lauterbrunnen
Municipality code:  
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (639'500/154'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.54
Longitude (°, cent):  7.96
Surface (km2):  0.17
Lenght (km):  0.7
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  3640
Max. altitude (m):  4120
Orientation (°)  270
Slope (°)  34

EVENT:  Date  20/2/1981 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1981 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  1/9/1978 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  13/6/1976 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  Three alpinists killed on the path to the Rottalhütte.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  3
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Bieri, D., 1996 - Abschätzung von Gletschergefahren im Raum Grindelwald-Lauterbrunnen-Lötschental. Diplomarbeit am Geographischen Institut der Universität Zürich.
VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz