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Furka Pass
- Tonight
- -8°CSnow · Wind 8 km/h NW
Furka Pass is a mountain pass at 2,415 m in Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
All facts
- Saddle
- 2,415 m
- Lowest point
- 2,027 m / 2,079 m
Furka Pass 3D map
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Furka Pass topographic map
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.
Furka Pass elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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Furka Pass: the climb from each side
No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Furka Pass weather
Tonight · Snow · -8°C (18°F) · 1.1 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW
Furka Pass forecast for about 2,415 m.
- Tonight-8°1.1 mm8 km/h NW
- Today-9°-5°10.7 mm10 km/h NW
- Sun-13°0°13.6 mm12 km/h NW
- Mon-11°2°0.1 mm6 km/h W
- Tue-3°7°–4 km/h NW
- Wed-5°2°–5 km/h NW
- Thu-6°3°–2 km/h W
- Fri-9°2°–5 km/h NW
- Sat-10°0°1.6 mm8 km/h NW
- Sun-4°0°5.7 mm5 km/h NW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 37.0% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,011 m low point 1,399 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 4 km of Furka Pass.
Summit list 4
- 1Gross Furkahorn3,168 m 2.7 km N
- 2Muttenhorn3,099 m 3.0 km SSE
- 3Sidelenhorn3,217 m 3.1 km NNW
- 4Gross Bielenhorn3,210 m 3.6 km NNE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 420 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Yellow Bellflower54
- Moss Campion47
- Bavarian gentian32
- Spotted gentian32
- Mossy saxifrage32
- Dwarf Milfoil32
Where Furka Pass sits
- Range
- Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Bernese Alps65Uri Alps18
- Region
- Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby places
GalenstockPeak · 3,586 m↑4.4 km N
Grimsel Pass2,164 m↑5.6 km WSW
RäterichsbodenseeLake · 1,767 m↑6.9 km WNW
Pizzo RotondoPeak · 3,192 m↑7.2 km SSE
DammastockPeak · 3,630 m↑7.9 km N
More in the Uri Alps 6
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)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- 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)