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Weisshorn · 4,505 m · 5.9 km WSW
Canton of Valais

Mattertal

Floor836 m2,743 ft
Depth
2,805 m
Rim
4,207 m
Length
29.6 km
Tonight
-19°CSnow · Wind 11 km/h W

Mattertal is up to 2,805 m deep: the rim reaches 4,207 m and the floor 836 m, along 29.6 km.

All facts
Floor
836 m
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Depth

Depth of Mattertal

Up to 2,805 m deep (typically 1,707 m) along the 29.6 km in view.

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002,805 mrimfloor0102029.6 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Mattertal 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 24.2 × 24.2 km

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Topographic map

Mattertal terrain and contours

200 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 1,000 mShowing west → east through the centre

Mattertal elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Mattertal weather

Tonight · Snow · -19°C (-2°F) · 0.7 mm · Wind 11 km/h W

Mattertal forecast for about 4,207 m.

  • Tonight-19°0.7 mm11 km/h W
  • Today-20°-17°9.0 mm8 km/h W
  • Sun-24°-8°12.3 mm12 km/h W
  • Mon-18°-7°–5 km/h S
  • Tue-13°-3°–2 km/h S
  • Wed-15°-7°–3 km/h W
  • Thu-16°-7°–3 km/h NW
  • Fri-19°-8°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-20°-11°2.9 mm3 km/h W
  • Sun-18°-10°0.4 mm4 km/h NW

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 Mattertal

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

  • Nearest hut

    Kinhütte

    0.8 km NE · +2 more within 2.6 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Attermenzen

    1.4 km W · +1 more within 2.9 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    1.6 km WNW

    +2 more within 1.9 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Wildi

    1.9 km NW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
KinhütteHut0.8 km NE
AttermenzenCampsite1.4 km W
Parking1.6 km WNW
Parking1.8 km WNW
Parking1.9 km NW
Stellplatz WildiCaravan site1.9 km NW
EuropahütteHut2.5 km N
Domhütte SACHut2.6 km NNE
AlphubelCampsite2.9 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 24.2 × 24.2 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°
14.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
34.8%
Steep, 30–45°
38.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
12.3%
Steeper than 30°
50.6% of the 586 km² view
Relief in view
3,669 m low point 803 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 30.0%Bare rock / sparse 23.7%Grassland 19.0%Trees 17.0%Moss & lichen 9.4%Built-up 0.6%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 12.1 km of Mattertal.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Hohberghorn4,219 m 4.8 km E
  2. 2Stecknadelhorn4,241 m 5.2 km E
  3. 3Dom4,546 m 5.6 km ESE
  4. 4Nadelhorn Vorgipfel4,325 m 5.6 km E
  5. 5Nadelhorn4,327 m 5.6 km E
  6. 6Grand Gendarme4,468 m 5.7 km ESE
  7. 7Lenzspitze4,294 m 6.0 km E
  8. 8Täschhorn4,490 m 6.0 km ESE
  9. 9Alphubel4,206 m 7.8 km SE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 12.1 km; 1,249 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Cobweb Houseleek165
  • Alpine Marmot127
  • Fireweed98
  • Edelweiss82
  • Moss Campion79
  • Alpine Aster73
Where it sits

Where Mattertal sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Pennine Alps76
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Pennine Alps 6
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Downloads

Mattertal 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)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (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 · Wikipedia