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Augstbordhorn

2,971 m9,747 ft

Prominence: 167 m549 ft
Isolation: 2.7 km
Tonight: -10°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h W

Augstbordhorn is a 2,971 m (9,747 ft) mountain in the Pennine Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,971 m · 9,747 ft
Nearest higher peak: Schwarzhorn (3,201 m)
Range: Pennine Alps
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.2351° N, 7.7946° E

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3D map

Augstbordhorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Augstbordhorn 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

Augstbordhorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Augstbordhorn weather

Tonight · Snow · -10°C (14°F) · 0.8 mm · Wind 7 km/h W

Augstbordhorn forecast for the summit, about 2,971 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 871 m.

Tonight-10°0.8 mm7 km/h WBase 2°
Today-11°-7°10.6 mm8 km/h SWBase 2 / 5°
Sun-15°-1°13.2 mm8 km/h SBase -2 / 11°
Mon-12°1°–5 km/h SBase 1 / 14°
Tue-4°5°–3 km/h SBase 8 / 18°
Wed-6°2°–3 km/h SWBase 6 / 14°
Thu-6°2°–2 km/h NBase 7 / 15°
Fri-8°2°–5 km/h WBase 4 / 15°
Sat-8°0°2.7 mm6 km/h WBase 4 / 13°
Sun-8°-2°1.0 mm4 km/h SWBase 5 / 10°

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Augstbordhorn

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Augstbordhorn, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
3.2 km ENE
+2 more within 3.3 km
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Nearest caravan site
Stellplatz Zumoberhaus
5.0 km NNE · +2 more within 6.0 km
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Nearest campsite
Stellplatz Camp Bietschhorn
5.2 km NNE · +2 more within 7.5 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parking	3.2 km ENE
Parking	3.2 km NE
Parking	3.3 km SE
Stellplatz ZumoberhausCaravan site	5.0 km NNE
Stellplatz Camp BietschhornCampsite	5.2 km NNE
GrächbielCampsite	5.3 km SSE
Stellplatz Seepark AugstbordCaravan site	6.0 km N
Stellplatz Seepark AugstbordCaravan site	6.0 km N
Santa MonicaCampsite	7.5 km N

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°

14.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.7%

Steep, 30–45°

38.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.4%

Steeper than 30°: 41.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 2,310 m low point 871 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 37.7%Trees 23.4%Bare rock / sparse 20.4%Moss & lichen 15.3%Snow & ice 2.9%

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 Augstbordhorn summit.

Summit list 4

1March Violenhorn2,876 m 0.9 km NNW
2Rieberg2,961 m 1.9 km SSW
3Borterhorn2,900 m 2.6 km WSW
4Dreizehntenhorn3,052 m 2.9 km WSW

Where it sits

Where Augstbordhorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

SpitzhorliPeak · 2,737 m15 km ENE

Augstbordhorn downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGAugstbordhorn satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-27.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,966 m at the summit; the official height is 2,971 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,971 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,966 m	-5 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,955 m	-16 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 2026-09-27)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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

Augstbordhorn

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Nearest campsite

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