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Gufelstock

2,436 m7,992 ft

Prominence: 429 m1,408 ft
Isolation: 2.1 km
Tonight: -7°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h NW

Gufelstock is a 2,436 m (7,992 ft) mountain in the Spitzmeilen-Mürtschen Group, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,436 m · 7,992 ft
Nearest higher peak: Bützistock (2,496 m)
Range: Spitzmeilen-Mürtschen Group
Region: Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.0249° N, 9.1468° E

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3D map

Gufelstock 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Gufelstock 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

Gufelstock elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Gufelstock weather

Tonight · Snow · -7°C (19°F) · 1.2 mm · Wind 7 km/h NW

Gufelstock forecast for the summit, about 2,436 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 603 m.

Tonight-7°1.2 mm7 km/h NWBase 4°
Today-9°-5°8.3 mm12 km/h SBase 2 / 6°
Sun-9°0°17.3 mm13 km/h SBase 2 / 11°
Mon-9°3°–5 km/h SBase 2 / 14°
Tue-1°10°–4 km/h SBase 10 / 21°
Wed-1°4°1.2 mm6 km/h NWBase 10 / 15°
Thu-6°4°–5 km/h SEBase 5 / 15°
Fri-7°4°–5 km/h NWBase 4 / 15°
Sat-5°2°0.6 mm6 km/h NWBase 6 / 13°
Sun-5°-1°11.2 mm6 km/h NWBase 6 / 10°

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

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°

15.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

37.1%

Steep, 30–45°

39.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

7.9%

Steeper than 30°: 47.1% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,862 m low point 603 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 67.5%Trees 26.1%Moss & lichen 3.5%Bare rock / sparse 2.1%Water 0.8%

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 Gufelstock summit.

Summit list 6

1Breitchamm2,359 m 0.8 km S
2Chli Höch2,400 m 1.0 km NW
3Schwarzstöckli2,385 m 1.9 km NNW
4Rottor2,489 m 2.2 km ENE
5Bützistock2,496 m 2.2 km E
6Heustock2,471 m 2.6 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 136 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Northern Chamois4
Bavarian gentian4
Northern Wheatear3
Alpine Ibex3
Wolf's bane3
Alpine Pasqueflower3

Where it sits

Where Gufelstock sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Piz SardonaPeak · 3,056 m14 km SE

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGGufelstock satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,430 m at the summit; the official height is 2,436 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,436 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,430 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,421 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 2026-09-25)
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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia