Trift Glacier

Trift Glacier
Triftgletscher
Trift Glacier in September 2007
Map showing the location of Trift Glacier
Map showing the location of Trift Glacier
Trift Glacier
Location in Switzerland
LocationCanton of Bern, Switzerland
Coordinates46°39′40″N 8°22′40″E / 46.66111°N 8.37778°E / 46.66111; 8.37778
Length5 km
Triftglacier since 1864

The Trift Glacier (German: Triftgletscher) is a 5 km (3 mi) long glacier (2005) in the Uri Alps near Gadmen, in the extreme east of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.[1]

Trift Glacier viewing south in winter of 2014.
Tongue of Trift Glacier im Sommer 1971. The lake did not exist then
  1. ^ Reynolds, Kev (2011). Walking in the Alps: A Comprehensive Guide to Walking and Trekking throughout the Alps. Kendal, UK: Cicerone Press. p. 197.