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Chile glaciers: map, annual measurements & history

Explore 180 distinct glaciers in the available WGMS monitoring sample for Chile. The combined record spans 1628–2025; coverage and gaps differ for each glacier. Examples in the record include ECHAURREN NORTE, MOCHO CHOSHUENCO SE, PIO XI (BRUEGGEN).

Find the glacier pin and map temperatures, a forecast for up to 14 days and the hourly meteogram. Compare 850 hPa and precipitation ensembles, inspect weather satellite imagery and explore the WGMS observation history.

180glaciers with observation series
7with mass-balance measurements
1628–2025year range across available series
ECHAURREN NORTE · 7-day forecast

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Glacier map, coordinates and temperatures

Dots mark WGMS monitoring locations. Select a glacier or click another map point: the widget, detailed forecast, meteogram, ensembles and satellite update for those same coordinates.

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Temperatures apply to the selected forecast point. Day choices appear only where numeric data are available, up to 14 days.

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Weather and 14-day forecast · ECHAURREN NORTE

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Detailed forecast and model comparison · ECHAURREN NORTE

Daily temperature, 850 hPa, precipitation, snow, wind and pressure at the selected point. The combination uses the available models from the same forecast; missing values stay missing.

Hourly glacier meteogram · ECHAURREN NORTE

Follow 2 m and 850 hPa temperature, rain, snow and wind over the next 72 hours. Change models, range and variables, select an hour on the chart or open full screen.

Ensembles 850 hPa & precipitation · ECHAURREN NORTE

Each ensemble model calculates many possible outcomes from slightly different initial conditions. Thin lines represent its members and the stronger line their mean. A wider spread indicates greater uncertainty. Compare direct NOAA GEFS/AIGEFS, ECMWF IFS ENS/AIFS ENS and ECCC GEPS data when the corresponding downloads have completed.

The first visit to a new point may require collection time. This section shows the actual status and available range, without inventing members or values.

Weather satellite at the glacier · ECHAURREN NORTE

Inspect cloud cover using available visible and infrared channels. Image times and geographic coverage depend on the satellite; not every geostationary satellite covers polar regions. Cloud images do not measure glacier thickness.

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Glacier history and WGMS observations

Historical observations belong to ECHAURREN NORTE.

ECHAURREN NORTE

Measurements and references

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Glacier catalogue — Chile

Counts cover glaciers with mass-balance or observed front-variation records in this archive. They are not the total glacier population of a country.

WGMS observation series
GlacierMass balanceFront variation
ALPEHUE—1961–2011
AMALIA—1945–2010
AMARILLO2008–20192014–2015
ANIHUE—1976–2011
ANTUCO—1985–2011
ARCO—1945–1990
ASIA—1945–2005
BALMACEDA—1945–2011
BENITO—1945–2005
BERNARDO—1945–2009
BLANCO CHICO—1961–1997
CACHET—1945–2005
CALBUCO 1—1987–2005
CALBUCO 2—1987–2005
CALLAQUI—1975–2011
CALVO—1945–2005
CASA PANGUE—1911–2011
CAY (LENGUA NORTE)—1979–2011
CERRO BLANCO—1945–1997
CERRO VOLCAN—1990–2011
CERRO YANTELES (LENGUA NORTE)—1979–2007
CERRO YANTELES (LENGUA SUR)—1979–2007
CHICO—1945–2010
CIPRESES—1842–2007
COLONIA—1944–2011
CONWAY—1947–2005
CORCOVADO (LENGUA NORTE)—1979–2007
CORRENTOSO—1976–2011
CORTADERAL—1976–2011
DICKSON—1897–2008
ECHAURREN—1986–2011
ECHAURREN NORTE1976–2025—
EL AZUFRE—1985–2011
ERASMO—1979–2011
ESMERALDA—1955–2013
ESPERANZA2004–2009—
ESTRECHO—1976–2010
EUROPA—1945–2007
EXPLORADORES—1945–1990
FIERO—1945–1990
G30—1955–1997
G32—1955–1997
GALERIA—1984–1998
GARIBALDI—2001–2007
GCN09—1984–1998
GCN13—1984–1986
GCN37—1984–1998
GCN38—1984–1998
GCN40—1942–1998
GCN41—1942–1998
GCN42—1942–1998
GL 01—1979–2011
GL 04—1979–2011
GL 05 (AMARILLO)—1979–2011
GL 08—1979–2011
GLACIAR 1—1986–2006
GLACIAR 12—1986–2004
GLACIAR 15—1986–2004
GLACIAR 16—1986–2004
GLACIAR 4—1985–2006
GLACIAR 5—1991–2002
GLACIAR 7—1956–2006
GLACIAR 8—1956–2006
GLACIAR 9—1956–2006
GREVE—1945–2009
GREY—1936–2006
GROSSE—1945–1990
GUALAS—1979–2012
GUALAS N-TONGUE—1945–2005
GUALAS S-TONGUE—1945–1990
GUANACO2004–20151976–2014
GUILARDI—1986–2008
HPN 1—1945–2005
HPN 2—1945–1990
HPN 3—1945–2005
HPS 12—1981–1986
HPS 13—1945–1986
HPS 15—1945–2005
HPS 19—1981–1986
HPS 29—1945–2008
HPS 34—1945–1986
HPS28—1945–1986
HPS31—1945–1984
HPS38—1945–2005
HPS41—1945–1986
HPS8—1945–2010
HPS9—1945–2011
HUEMULES—1979–2011
INEXPLORADO 1—1987–2011
INEXPLORADO 2—1987–2011
INEXPLORADO 3—1987–2011
ITALIA—1956–2002
JORGE MONTT—1898–2011
JUNCAL NORTE—1955–2025
JUNCAL SUR—1955–2013
LENGUA—1628–2007
LEONES—1945–2005
LLAIMA—1961–2010
LONQUIMAY—1961–2010
LUCIA—1976–2010
MACA (LENGUA ESTE)—1979–2011
MARINELLI—1913–2011
MARMOLEJO 1—1986–2010
MARMOLEJO 2—1986–2010
MARMOLEJO 3—1986–2010
MELIMOYU ESTE—1976–2014
MELIMOYU OESTE—1976–2012
MELIMOYU SUR—1976–2013
MENTOLAT (LENGUA SUR)—1979–2011
MOCHO CHOSHUENCO SE2004–20251976–2011
NEF—1945–2010
NEVADO DE QUEULAT (LENGUA PRINCIPAL)—1986–2011
NOROESTE—1942–2007
O'HIGGINS—1896–2010
OCCIDENTAL—1945–2010
OESTE M—1942–2007
OESTE N—1942–2007
OESTE S L—1942–2007
OESTE S R—1942–2007
OFHIDRO—1945–2005
OLIVARES ALFA—1955–2013
OLIVARES BETA—1955–2013
OLIVARES GAMA—1955–2013
ORTIGAS 1—1976–2010
ORTIGAS 2—1976–2010
OSORNO—1961–2011
PALOMO—1976–2010
PARED NORTE—1945–2005
PARED SUR—1945–1990
PENGUIN—1981–1986
PETEROA 1—1985–2011
PETEROA 2—1985–2011
PETEROA 3—1985–2011
PETEROA 4—1985–2011
PICHILLANCAHUE—1961–2011
PINGO—1945–1986
PIO XI (BRUEGGEN)—1830–2009
PIRAMIDE—1986–2011
PISCIS—1945–2005
POMERAPE 1—1972–2007
POMERAPE 2—1972–2007
POMERAPE 4—1972–2007
POMERAPE 5—1972–2007
PUNTIAGUDO—1987–2005
PUYEHUE—1985–2011
RC1—1945–1986
REICHER—1979–2011
REICHER NE—1945–1990
REICHER SW—1945–1990
RISOPATRON—1955–1997
RONCAGLI—1956–2001
SAN QUINTIN—1935–2010
SAN RAFAEL—1675–2011
SCHIAPARELLI—1956–2005
SIERRA NEVADA—1961–2010
SIERRA VELLUDA—1985–2011
SNOWY—1945–1986
SOLER—1675–2005
STEFFEN—1945–2005
STOPPANI—1956–2006
TAPADO—1955–2005
TEMPANO—1945–1986
TEMPANOS—1945–2009
TOLHUACA—1961–2010
TORO 12004–2009—
TORO 22004–2009—
TRINIDAD—1945–2000
TRONQUITOS—1955–2005
TUPUNGATITO 1—1986–2010
TUPUNGATITO 2—1986–2010
TUPUNGATITO 3—1986–2010
TUPUNGATITO 4—1986–2010
TUPUNGATITO 5—1986–2010
TURBIO—1976–2011
TYNDALL—1945–2005
UNIVERSIDAD—1945–2010
VENTISQUERO—1986–2006
VERDE—1961–1997
YATES 1—1987–2005
YATES 2—1987–2011

Glaciers by country and territory

Antarctica299 in the sample · 1940–2025Argentina40 in the sample · 1660–2025Austria160 in the sample · 1620–2025Bhutan3 in the sample · 1984–2021Bolivia4 in the sample · 1963–2024Canada102 in the sample · 1720–2025Chile180 in the sample · 1628–2025China76 in the sample · 1900–2025Colombia46 in the sample · 1945–2025DR Congo1 in the sample · 1906–2005Ecuador1 in the sample · 1956–2025France17 in the sample · 1730–2025Georgia40 in the sample · 1810–2025Germany2 in the sample · 1896–1968Greenland99 in the sample · 1811–2025Heard and McDonald Islands21 in the sample · 1947–2019Iceland91 in the sample · 1740–2025India69 in the sample · 1780–2025Indonesia3 in the sample · 1825–1990Italy413 in the sample · 1833–2025Japan1 in the sample · 1968–2025Kazakhstan33 in the sample · 1850–2025Kenya13 in the sample · 1893–2014Kyrgyzstan45 in the sample · 1850–2025Mexico2 in the sample · 1921–1999Nepal23 in the sample · 1910–2025New Zealand95 in the sample · 1865–2025Norway97 in the sample · 1600–2025Pakistan17 in the sample · 1850–2010Peru17 in the sample · 1932–2025Poland4 in the sample · 1978–2016Russia113 in the sample · 1604–2025South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands6 in the sample · 1882–2003Spain30 in the sample · 1825–2025Svalbard and Jan Mayen42 in the sample · 1861–2025Sweden21 in the sample · 1896–2025Switzerland136 in the sample · 1833–2025Tajikistan180 in the sample · 1870–2025Türkiye1 in the sample · 1902–2008Uganda1 in the sample · 1906–2003United States223 in the sample · 1670–2025Uzbekistan11 in the sample · 1961–2025

Why glaciers matter: water, climate and changing mountains

A glacier is a body of snow and ice that flows over land. Snow accumulation adds mass; melting and ice loss remove it. A snowy week is therefore only one part of a much longer balance. NSIDC: glaciers.

Glacier melt contributes to river flow and freshwater supply. Ice stored on land also matters for sea level when it reaches the ocean. Changing ice affects mountain landscapes and the ecosystems connected to meltwater. NSIDC: why glaciers matter.

Use the country pages to move from a broad view to an individual observation record. Then open nearby mountain or ski-resort forecasts to examine temperature, precipitation and wind. These forecasts describe short-term weather; the glacier history describes measured change over years.

How to read glacier mass balance and retreat

Annual mass balance, m w.e. A positive value means net mass gain during the reported hydrological year; a negative value means net loss. Metres of water equivalent express the mass as an equivalent water layer. They are not a direct measurement of metres of ice thickness at one point. WGMS: mass-balance units.

Front variation, metres. This measures movement of the glacier terminus between the stated dates. Negative values mean retreat, positive values advance. A measurement interval may span several years: the chart preserves the interval and does not invent annual values.

Missing years and different methods. Gaps remain gaps. Winter and summer balances are displayed only when reported. Glacier outlines are dated observations of shape, while a mass-balance series measures change; combining them does not turn the map into a live ice forecast.

Planning a mountain visit. Links to nearby destinations show approximate straight-line distances, not routes across ice. Check the destination’s forecast and current local operating information before choosing a ski area or mountain itinerary.

Sources, coverage and updates

Location catalogue: public WGMS service, retrieved 2026-09-14. Historical series are requested from WGMS when you select a glacier, with a seven-day cache. Each series displays its edition and retrieval time. Cached copies are clearly marked when the source is unavailable.

Forecast and meteogram: available weather models via Open-Meteo or direct NOAA, ECMWF and ECCC/GEM feeds, with source selection. Ensembles use direct official feeds. Weather models and meteorological maps · Embeddable weather widgets.