[1] It lies immediately beneath the northern foot of the Dachstein itself and runs down to the Eissee lake below the Simony Hut at a height of 2,205 metres (7,234 ft).

To the east the Hallstätter Glacier is bounded by the High Gjaidstein.

Firmly sealed off at its western snout by the Schöberl, 2,426 metres (7,959 ft), it is bordered in the west by the eastern flank of the Hohes Kreuz ridge, running from south to north, which reaches a height of 2,837 metres (9,308 ft).

In its upper third the glacier flows around a prominent landmark, the Eisstein.

The glacier is very sensitive to the climate, as can be seen with views from the Simonyhütte (within 25 years):