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Gilfert

2,506 m8,222 ft
Prominence
254 m832 ft
Isolation
4.9 km
Tonight
-8°CFog · Wind 5 km/h SW

Gilfert is a 2,506 m (8,222 ft) mountain in the Tux Alps, Tyrol, Austria.

All facts
Elevation
2,506 m · 8,222 ft
Nearest higher peak
Roßkopf (Tuxer Alpen) (2,576 m)
Range
Tux Alps
Region
Tyrol, Austria
Coordinates
47.2676° N, 11.7432° E
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3D map

Gilfert 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Gilfert terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Gilfert elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Gilfert weather

Tonight · Fog · -8°C (18°F) · 0.6 mm · Wind 5 km/h SW

Gilfert forecast for the summit, about 2,506 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,064 m.

  • Tonight-8°0.6 mm5 km/h SWBase 1°
  • Today-12°-3°1.6 mm8 km/h WBase -3 / 6°
  • Sun-9°1°7.2 mm11 km/h SWBase 0 / 9°
  • Mon-9°2°0.2 mm5 km/h SBase 0 / 10°
  • Tue-2°9°–3 km/h SWBase 7 / 17°
  • Wed-3°3°10.2 mm5 km/h NEBase 5 / 11°
  • Thu-7°2°–5 km/h NEBase 1 / 11°
  • Fri-7°3°–3 km/h NEBase 1 / 12°
  • Sat-8°0°1.6 mm3 km/h NEBase 0 / 9°
  • Sun-7°-1°3.0 mm3 km/h SWBase 2 / 8°

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

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°
8.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
64.0%
Steep, 30–45°
26.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
1.0%
Steeper than 30°
27.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view
1,434 m low point 1,064 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 59.7%Trees 39.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

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

NESW1 km3 km12345678
Summit list 8
  1. 1Wetterkreuz2,337 m 0.5 km WNW
  2. 2Sonntagsköpfl2,244 m 1.1 km ENE
  3. 3Großer Gamsstein2,142 m 1.7 km NNE
  4. 4Metzen2,355 m 1.9 km S
  5. 5Nonsjöchl2,028 m 2.5 km WNW
  6. 6Kleiner Gamsstein1,924 m 2.8 km NNE
  7. 7Nonsberg1,928 m 2.9 km WNW
  8. 8Pfaffenbichl2,431 m 3.0 km SSE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 60 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Sedge Darner4
  • Scarce Copper4
  • Fireweed4
  • European Common Frog3
  • Hungarian Gentian3
  • Rock Ptarmigan2
Where it sits

Where Gilfert sits

Range
Alps751Eastern Alps350Noric Alps14Tyrol Schistose Alps14Tux Alps3
Region
Tyrol57Austria205Europe2,143
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Downloads

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

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,498 m at the summit; the official height is 2,506 m.Official 2,506 m90 m model 2,491 mThis map 2,498 m

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

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)2,506 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)2,498 m-8 m
Copernicus GLO-902,491 m-15 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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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