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Blinnenhorn

3,374 m11,070 ft

Prominence: 951 m3,119 ft
Isolation: 13 km
Tonight: -12°CLight snow showers · Wind 6 km/h NW

Blinnenhorn is a 3,374 m (11,070 ft) mountain in the Lepontine Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 3,374 m · 11,070 ft
Nearest higher peak: Galmihorn (3,507 m)
Range: Lepontine Alps
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.4257° N, 8.3079° E

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3D map

Blinnenhorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Blinnenhorn 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

Blinnenhorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Blinnenhorn weather

Tonight · Light snow showers · -12°C (10°F) · 0.5 mm · Wind 6 km/h NW

Blinnenhorn forecast for the summit, about 3,374 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,488 m.

Tonight-12°0.5 mm6 km/h NWBase -1°
Today-13°-10°10.4 mm8 km/h NWBase -2 / 1°
Sun-18°-6°10.8 mm8 km/h NWBase -7 / 5°
Mon-16°-2°–8 km/h NWBase -5 / 10°
Tue-10°1°–4 km/h NBase 2 / 12°
Wed-13°-2°–5 km/h NBase -1 / 9°
Thu-12°-3°–2 km/h SBase -1 / 9°
Fri-14°-2°–3 km/h NBase -2 / 9°
Sat-15°-3°1.9 mm3 km/h NWBase -3 / 8°
Sun-14°-5°2.9 mm5 km/h NWBase -2 / 6°

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 7.8 × 7.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

18.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

35.7%

Steep, 30–45°

37.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.9%

Steeper than 30°: 45.9% of the 61 km² view
Relief in view: 1,877 m low point 1,488 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 37.2%Bare rock / sparse 24.0%Grassland 20.8%Moss & lichen 12.2%Trees 3.6%Water 2.2%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3.9 km, measured from the Blinnenhorn summit.

Summit list 8

1Merezebachschije3,181 m 1.5 km N
2Siedel Rothorn3,289 m 1.6 km E
3Hohsandhorn3,182 m 2.5 km S
4Ritzhörner3,107 m 2.8 km NNE
5Turbhorn3,247 m 2.9 km SW
6Rappehorn3,158 m 3.3 km WSW
7Ober Rappehorn3,176 m 3.4 km WSW
8Mittaghorn3,141 m 3.6 km WSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.9 km; 184 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Edelweiss32
Northern Wheatear11
Alpine Marmot10
Alpine Ibex9
Alpine rock-jasmine9
Triglav Gentian8

Where it sits

Where Blinnenhorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

OberaarseeLake · 2,303 m14 km NNW

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

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Print & wall

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

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 3,365 m at the summit; the official height is 3,374 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,374 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,365 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,350 m	-24 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 · Wikipedia