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Yala Glacier is a glacier in Rasuwa District, Nepal. 'Yala' means 'high peak' in the local Langtang valley language.
It was described in 2006 as a plateau-shaped polythermal glacier. In 2021, the length was with a surface area of .
Due to its relative accessibility, the glacier is one of the most studied in Nepal, starting with Japanese Glaciology. Researchers have found that the glacier rapidly retreated since the 1990s.Fujita, Koji, Nozomu Takeuchi, and Katsumoto Seko. "Glaciological observations of Yala Glacier in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalayas, 1994 and, B." Glacier Res 16 (1998): 75-8. Since 1974 the surface area of the glacier dropped 66% and the glacier retreated 784 meters.
In 2025, during a 'glacier funeral' ceremony, a memorial for the glacier was unveiled to acknowledge it rapid disappearance. It consists of a granite plaque with inscription by Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason.
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