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Klein Matterhorn
- Prominence
- 73 m240 ft
- Isolation
- 1.7 km
- Tonight
- -17°CFog · Wind 11 km/h NW
Klein Matterhorn is a 3,883 m (12,740 ft) mountain in the Pennine Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
All facts
- Elevation
- 3,883 m · 12,740 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Breithorn (4,160 m)
- Range
- Pennine Alps
- Region
- Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 45.9262° N, 7.7360° E
Klein Matterhorn 3D map
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Klein Matterhorn 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.
Klein Matterhorn elevation profile
West → east through the summit
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Klein Matterhorn weather
Tonight · Fog · -17°C (1°F) · Wind 11 km/h NW
Klein Matterhorn forecast for the summit, about 3,883 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 2,479 m.
- Tonight-17°–11 km/h NWBase -8°
- Today-16°-13°5.4 mm16 km/h NWBase -8 / -5°
- Sun-21°-6°5.7 mm12 km/h NWBase -13 / 2°
- Mon-15°-4°–8 km/h NBase -7 / 5°
- Tue-11°0°–7 km/h NBase -2 / 8°
- Wed-13°-2°–6 km/h NBase -5 / 6°
- Thu-13°-4°–4 km/h NBase -4 / 4°
- Fri-14°-4°–6 km/h NBase -6 / 4°
- Sat-15°-6°1.3 mm6 km/h NBase -7 / 3°
- Sun-15°-6°0.1 mm5 km/h WBase -7 / 2°
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, 23:19 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.
- Steeper than 30°
- 33.7% of the 36 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,664 m low point 2,479 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
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 Klein Matterhorn summit.
Summit list 7
- 1Gobba di Rollin3,898 m 0.3 km SSW
- 2Breithorn cima oeste4,164 m 1.9 km NNE
- 3Central Breithorn4,154 m 2.1 km NE
- 4Testa Grigia / Tête grise3,479 m 2.3 km WNW
- 5Punta di Rollin3,296 m 2.5 km WSW
- 6Eastern Breithorn4,139 m 2.7 km ENE
- 7Breithornzwillinge4,106 m 2.9 km ENE
Where Klein Matterhorn sits
- Range
- Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Pennine Alps76
- Region
- Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby places
Gobba di RollinPeak · 3,898 m↑0.3 km SSW
Central BreithornPeak · 4,154 m↑2.1 km NE
Testa Grigia / Tête grisePeak · 3,479 m↑2.3 km WNW
Theodul Glacier↑2.5 km NW
Theodul Pass3,316 m↑2.9 km NW
More in the Pennine Alps 6
How accurate is this?
33 m low This 3D map reads 3,850 m at the summit; the official height is 3,883 m.
Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 33 m.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 3,883 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 3,850 m | -33 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 3,850 m | -33 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)
- 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