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Alvier

2,343 m7,687 ft

Prominence: 267 m876 ft
Isolation: 2.6 km
Tonight: -6°CSnow · Wind 10 km/h SW

Alvier is a 2,343 m (7,687 ft) mountain in the Alviergruppe, Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,343 m · 7,687 ft
Nearest higher peak: Fulfirst (2,384 m)
Range: Alviergruppe
Region: Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.1096° N, 9.4146° E

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3D map

Alvier 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Alvier terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Alvier elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Alvier weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 10 km/h SW

Alvier forecast for the summit, about 2,343 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 474 m.

Tonight-6°0.9 mm10 km/h SWBase 5°
Today-8°-3°8.5 mm10 km/h SBase 3 / 8°
Sun-8°1°13.8 mm14 km/h WBase 3 / 12°
Mon-8°4°–5 km/h SBase 3 / 16°
Tue0°11°–3 km/h SEBase 11 / 22°
Wed-1°4°3.7 mm5 km/h NBase 10 / 15°
Thu-6°4°–4 km/h NEBase 6 / 15°
Fri-7°5°–4 km/h NBase 4 / 16°
Sat-8°3°0.6 mm5 km/h NBase 3 / 15°
Sun-4°-2°10.0 mm4 km/h SBase 8 / 9°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

20.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

48.2%

Steep, 30–45°

21.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.0%

Steeper than 30°: 31.8% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,877 m low point 474 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 64.6%Trees 34.3%Bare rock / sparse 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Alvier summit.

Summit list 6

1Spalt2,229 m 0.5 km SSE
2Chrummenstein2,262 m 1.0 km NW
3Gauschla2,310 m 1.1 km SSE
4Gärtlichopf2,296 m 2.1 km NW
5Fulfirst2,384 m 2.6 km NNW
6Chli Fulfirst2,372 m 2.8 km NNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 191 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Northern firmoss5
Northern Wheatear4
Silver Thistle4
Northern holly fern4
Livelong Saxifrage4
Spring gentian4

Where it sits

Where Alvier sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

NaafkopfPeak · 2,571 m16 km ESE

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Print & wall

JPGAlvier satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,338 m at the summit; the official height is 2,343 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,343 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,338 m	-5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,326 m	-17 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia