61) Suroeste de Monte Perdido

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During the Little Ice Age, the Southwest Glacier of Monte Perdido reached an area of 4.8 hectares and a length of 380 metres. It is located to the right of the 60) Southwest Corridor of Monte Perdido, ascending along the normal route to the summit from Góriz, in the reception sector, where material slides down from the place popularly known as ‘escupidera’ (spittoon).The Southwest Helero has evolved in a very similar way to the glacier in 60) Northwest Corridor of Monte Perdido. Slightly more protected from solar radiation and better fed by snowfall, it has not yet disappeared. It is often hidden under a snowfield, which has led to doubts about its existence on several occasions. The melting of the snowfield has confirmed that it still retains its Helero structure, with an area of no more than 0.2 ha, but which has hardly decreased in recent years.

Este aparato glaciar pertenece al siguiente macizo:

H) Monte Perdido Massif

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9 glaciers

Galería de imágenes

En 2012, el helero Suroeste de Monte Perdido (61) y la ubicación del extinguido glaciar del Corredor Noroeste (60), con las cumbres de Monte Perdido (1), Soum de Ramond (2) y Cilindro de Marboré (3) (Jordi Camins).

On the right, the south-western icefall of Monte Perdido, probably at the beginning of the 20th century. In the centre, partial view of the Northwest Corridor Glacier and, on the left, the Upper Glacier of Monte Perdido (Postcard no. 96 – Gavarnie – Mont Perdu – altitude 3,352 m. Vu du Cylindre – altitude 3,326 m).

A seemingly extensive glacier southwest of Monte Perdido in 1910. To its left is the Northwest Corridor Glacier (Juli Soler Santaló – AFEC).

The south-west icefield of Monte Perdido in 2008, hidden beneath its protective snowfield (Jordi Camins).

Location of the icefall southwest of Monte Perdido in 2023. At the upper left corner of the photograph, the Northwest Corridor near the secondary summit of Monte Perdido (Pep León).