Sources de l'Isère Glacier

The glacier stretches across the eastern slopes of Val-d'Isère at 2800 meters elevation, near the border between France and Italy.

During the Riss glacial period, this ice mass extended over 220 kilometers through multiple valleys in the French Alps.

The glacier forms the source of the Isère River, which flows through three departments and shapes the regional identity of Savoie.

Access to the glacier involves a two-and-a-half hour hike from Val-d'Isère, following the mountain stream through alpine terrain.

The glacier surface has decreased by 70 percent over the past 150 years, leaving moraine deposits as evidence of its former extent.

Location: Val-d'Isère

Elevation above the sea: 2,800 m

Part of: Tarentaise Valley

GPS coordinates: 45.44437,7.10008

Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:06