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Hochwang

2,533 m8,310 ft

Prominence: 417 m1,367 ft
Isolation: 8.9 km
Tonight: -8°CSnow · Wind 4 km/h N

Hochwang is a 2,533 m (8,310 ft) mountain in the Plessur Alps, Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,533 m · 8,310 ft
Nearest higher peak: Aroser Weisshorn (2,653 m)
Range: Plessur Alps
Region: Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.8738° N, 9.6329° E

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3D map

Hochwang 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Hochwang 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

Hochwang elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Hochwang weather

Tonight · Snow · -8°C (18°F) · 0.7 mm · Wind 4 km/h N

Hochwang forecast for the summit, about 2,533 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,242 m.

Tonight-8°0.7 mm4 km/h NBase 0°
Today-8°-4°3.0 mm8 km/h SEBase -1 / 4°
Sun-9°1°7.7 mm8 km/h SBase -1 / 9°
Mon-10°4°–6 km/h SEBase -2 / 12°
Tue-2°9°–3 km/h SEBase 6 / 17°
Wed-3°5°0.6 mm6 km/h NBase 5 / 13°
Thu-6°4°–3 km/h NWBase 2 / 12°
Fri-7°4°–2 km/h NWBase 0 / 12°
Sat-7°3°0.9 mm3 km/h NBase 1 / 11°
Sun-5°-4°4.7 mm3 km/h SEBase 2 / 3°

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Hochwang

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

Nearest parking
Parkplatz Zanutsch
2.5 km NNW · +2 more within 3.0 km
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Nearest hut
Alpe Zanutsch Vordersäss
2.7 km NNW · +2 more within 4.9 km
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Nearest caravan site
Gemeinde WomoStellplatz
7.7 km SSW · +2 more within 7.9 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Parkplatz ZanutschParking	2.5 km NNW
Alpe Zanutsch VordersässHut	2.7 km NNW
Parkplatz FalschParking	2.9 km N
Parking	3.0 km SSE
Skihaus HochwangHut	3.3 km SE
ChadschlagHut	4.9 km N
Gemeinde WomoStellplatzCaravan site	7.7 km SSW
Stellplatz Furgglis, TschiertschenCaravan site	7.8 km SSW
Caravan site	7.9 km SSW

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°

12.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

50.8%

Steep, 30–45°

34.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.3%

Steeper than 30°: 36.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,279 m low point 1,242 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 73.8%Trees 24.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%Moss & lichen 0.5%

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 Hochwang summit.

Summit list 8

1Edelwischopf2,318 m 0.8 km S
2Ratoser Stei2,474 m 1.0 km SSE
3Ful Berg2,395 m 1.6 km W
4Dängelstöck2,361 m 1.7 km SE
5Girenspitz2,133 m 1.7 km WNW
6Rothorn2,362 m 1.9 km NE
7Gromser Chopf2,258 m 2.4 km WSW
8Höchstelli2,185 m 2.8 km NE

Where it sits

Where Hochwang sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

GotschnagratPeak · 2,281 m16 km E

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGHochwang 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?

12 m low This 3D map reads 2,521 m at the summit; the official height is 2,533 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,533 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,521 m	-12 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,510 m	-23 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)
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

Hochwang

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest hut

Nearest caravan site

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