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Meltwater  from  the  glaciers  in  High  Mountain  Asia  plays  a  critical  role  in  water availability  and  food  security  in  central  and  southern  Asia. However,  observations  of  glacier ablation and accumulation rates are limited in spatial and temporal scale due to the challenges that are associated with fieldwork at the remote, high‐altitude settings of these glaciers. Here, using a remote‐sensing‐based mass‐continuity approach, we compute regional‐scale surface mass balance of glaciers in five key regions across High Mountain Asia. After accounting for the role of ice flow, we find distinctively different altitudinal surface‐mass‐balance gradients between heavily debris‐ covered and relatively debris‐free areas. In the region surrounding Mount Everest, where debris coverage is the most extensive, our results show a reversed mean surface‐mass‐balance gradient of ‐0.21 ± 0.18 m w.e. a−1 (100m)−1 on the low‐elevation portions of glaciers, switching to a positive mean gradient of 1.21 ± 0.41 m w.e. a−1 (100m)−1 above an average elevation of 5520 ± 50 m. Meanwhile, in West Nepal, where the debris coverage is minimal, we find a continuously positive mean gradient of 1.18 ± 0.40 m w.e. a−1 (100m)−1. Equilibrium line altitude estimates, which are derived from our surface‐mass‐balance gradients, display a strong regional gradient, increasing from northwest (4490 ± 140 m) to southeast (5690 ± 130 m). Overall, our findings emphasise the importance of separating signals of surface mass balance and  ice dynamics,  in order  to constrain better  their contribution towards the ice thinning that is being observed across High Mountain Asia.

Reversed Surface-Mass-Balance Gradients on Himalayan Debris-Covered Glaciers Inferred from Remote Sensing