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Mountain · Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group · Canton of Valais

Galmihorn

3,507 m11,506 ft

Prominence: 298 m978 ft
Isolation: 2.8 km
Tonight: -16°CSnow · Wind 8 km/h NW

Galmihorn is a 3,507 m (11,506 ft) mountain in the Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 3,507 m · 11,506 ft
Nearest higher peak: Oberaarhorn (3,631 m)
Range: Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.5065° N, 8.1846° E

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3D map

Galmihorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Galmihorn 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

Galmihorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Galmihorn weather

Tonight · Snow · -16°C (3°F) · 2.0 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Galmihorn forecast for the summit, about 3,507 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,827 m.

Tonight-16°2.0 mm8 km/h NWBase -6°
Today-17°-14°15.8 mm8 km/h WBase -7 / -4°
Sun-20°-5°15.2 mm11 km/h NWBase -10 / 5°
Mon-14°-4°0.1 mm6 km/h WBase -4 / 6°
Tue-10°1°–4 km/h NWBase 0 / 11°
Wed-12°-4°–4 km/h NWBase -2 / 6°
Thu-13°-4°–3 km/h WBase -3 / 6°
Fri-15°-5°–4 km/h NWBase -5 / 5°
Sat-17°-7°3.5 mm4 km/h NWBase -7 / 4°
Sun-14°-6°6.5 mm4 km/h WBase -4 / 4°

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

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

Gentle, 0–15°

21.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

35.1%

Steep, 30–45°

33.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.0%

Steeper than 30°: 43.7% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,792 m low point 1,827 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 54.2%Bare rock / sparse 29.4%Grassland 10.6%Moss & lichen 5.5%

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 Galmihorn summit.

Summit list 6

1Hinteres Galmihorn3,488 m 0.8 km NNE
2Oberaarrothorn3,477 m 1.6 km N
3Firehorn3,182 m 1.6 km E
4Wasenhorn3,447 m 1.7 km SW
5Nollen3,409 m 1.9 km NNW
6Oberaarhorn3,631 m 2.9 km NNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 39 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Edelweiss6
Water Pipit3
Moss Campion3
Yellow-billed Chough2
Dark Stonecrop2
Rock Partridge1

Where it sits

Where Galmihorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Aletsch Glacier2,333 m11 km SW

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

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Print & wall

JPGGalmihorn 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 3,499 m at the summit; the official height is 3,507 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,507 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,499 m	-8 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,495 m	-12 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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia