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Pass · Canton of Ticino

Greina

2,351 m7,713 ft

Connects: Motterascio – Alpe di Prüsfà
Tonight: -6°CLight snow · Wind 5 km/h N

Greina is a mountain pass at 2,351 m in Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It links Motterascio and Alpe di Prüsfà.

All facts

Saddle: 2,351 m
Lowest point: 2,258 m / 1,905 m

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Pass

Greina: the climb from each side

Crossed by: a mapped trail

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Greina 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Greina terrain and contours

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Greina elevation profile

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Weather

Greina weather

Tonight · Light snow · -6°C (21°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 5 km/h N

Greina forecast for about 2,351 m.

Tonight-6°0.1 mm5 km/h N
Today-6°-3°4.1 mm12 km/h S
Sun-8°-1°5.6 mm14 km/h S
Mon-9°3°–9 km/h NE
Tue-1°7°0.1 mm3 km/h N
Wed-1°3°0.1 mm6 km/h N
Thu-3°5°–5 km/h NE
Fri-4°4°–5 km/h N
Sat-5°3°0.2 mm5 km/h N
Sun-2°1°4.6 mm4 km/h SW

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Greina

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

Nearest hut
Capanna Scaletta
1.5 km W · +2 more within 4.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
2.1 km WSW
+2 more within 4.8 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Capanna ScalettaHut	1.5 km W
Parking	2.1 km WSW
Parking	3.4 km SW
Capanna Michela MotterascioHut	4.0 km ESE
Camona da TerriHut	4.4 km NE
Parking	4.8 km SSE

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

13.4%

Moderate, 15–30°

37.3%

Steep, 30–45°

39.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

9.7%

Steeper than 30°: 49.3% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,871 m low point 1,312 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.5%Bare rock / sparse 18.9%Snow & ice 17.6%Moss & lichen 9.9%Trees 7.6%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Greina.

Summit list 6

1Pizzo Gaglianera3,121 m 2.1 km N
2Piz Greina3,124 m 2.3 km NNE
3Piz Vial3,168 m 2.4 km NNE
4Piz Valdraus3,096 m 2.5 km NNW
5Piz da Stiarls2,993 m 3.1 km NNE
6Piz Medel3,209 m 3.9 km WNW

Where it sits

Where Greina sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Print & wall

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

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Sources

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)
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)
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Greina

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Nearest hut

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