Matterhorn Glacier

Matterhorn Glacier is a cirque glacier of the Pennine Alps in the Valais region of Switzerland, lying at the base of the Matterhorn's north face south of Zermatt. It reaches a maximum width of about 2.5 kilometers within the Zmutt Glacier basin and descends to a minimum elevation of 2,800 meters, well below the 4,478 meter summit above it. The glacier holds a grim place in mountaineering history: after the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ended in a fatal fall during the descent, three of the four victims' bodies were recovered here, though the remains of Lord Francis Douglas were never found. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/