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Grimsel Pass

2,158 m7,080 ft

Tonight: -7°CSnow · Wind 8 km/h NW

Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass at 2,158 m in Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Saddle: 2,158 m
Lowest point: 1,383 m / 1,752 m

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3D map

Grimsel Pass 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Grimsel 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.

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Grimsel Pass elevation profile

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Print & wall

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

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Pass

Grimsel 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.

Weather

Grimsel Pass weather

Tonight · Snow · -7°C (19°F) · 1.7 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Grimsel Pass forecast for about 2,158 m.

Tonight-7°1.7 mm8 km/h NW
Today-7°-4°10.5 mm10 km/h W
Sun-11°3°12.5 mm12 km/h NW
Mon-9°4°–5 km/h SW
Tue-1°9°–3 km/h W
Wed-4°3°–4 km/h NW
Thu-5°5°–2 km/h SW
Fri-7°4°–5 km/h NW
Sat-7°2°1.7 mm6 km/h NW
Sun-3°1°7.1 mm5 km/h N

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.

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°

18.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.0%

Steep, 30–45°

35.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.0%

Steeper than 30°: 40.9% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,756 m low point 1,356 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 50.2%Bare rock / sparse 19.3%Trees 13.3%Moss & lichen 7.5%Water 4.7%Snow & ice 4.4%

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

Where it sits

Where Grimsel Pass sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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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)
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