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Lake · Canton of the Grisons

Lago di Poschiavo

961 m3,153 ft
Area
1.94 km²
Max depth
85 m
Tonight
-2°CFog · Wind 9 km/h NW

Lago di Poschiavo is a lake at 961 m above sea level in Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland, 1.94 km² in area and 2.6 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
961 m
Length
2.6 km
Shoreline
7.2 km
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Lake

Lago di Poschiavo in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.6 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
7.2 km≈1¾ h to walk around
3D map

Lago di Poschiavo 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.6 × 4.6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lago di Poschiavo 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 centre

Lago di Poschiavo elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lago di Poschiavo weather

Tonight · Fog · -2°C (28°F) · Wind 9 km/h NW

Lago di Poschiavo forecast for about 961 m.

  • Tonight-2°–9 km/h NW
  • Today-2°7°0.5 mm8 km/h N
  • Sun1°8°–9 km/h N
  • Mon1°13°–7 km/h N
  • Tue8°18°–5 km/h N
  • Wed6°17°–5 km/h N
  • Thu2°13°0.1 mm4 km/h NW
  • Fri5°12°–3 km/h S
  • Sat4°12°0.1 mm3 km/h N
  • Sun4°8°1.8 mm4 km/h S

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 Lago di Poschiavo

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km WNW

    +2 more within 1.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Lago di Poschiavo

    1.4 km N

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Cavresc

    1.5 km NNW · +1 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    3.4 km NNE

    +2 more within 5.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km WNW
Parking0.8 km WNW
Parking1.1 km NW
Stellplatz Lago di PoschiavoCaravan site1.4 km N
Camping CavrescCampsite1.5 km NNW
Hut3.4 km NNE
Camping BoomerangCampsite3.4 km NW
Alpe Grotte FornaceHut5.4 km NE
Alpe CampiascioHut5.7 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.6 × 4.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
20.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
26.3%
Steep, 30–45°
44.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.4%
Steeper than 30°
52.9% of the 21 km² view
Relief in view
1,672 m low point 815 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.1%Grassland 19.6%Water 9.3%Built-up 1.3%Cropland 1.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.3 km; 278 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Wall Lizard9
  • Silver-washed Fritillary9
  • Apollo7
  • Nine-spotted Moth6
  • Yellow Foxglove6
  • Fly Honeysuckle6
Where it sits

Where Lago di Poschiavo sits

Region
Canton of the Grisons96Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lago di Poschiavo downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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