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Morgenberghorn

2,249 m7,378 ft
Easiest route
2.4 km+660 m · about 1.5 h · T3
Prominence
370 m1,215 ft
Isolation
2.1 km
Tonight
-5°CSnow · Wind 9 km/h S

Morgenberghorn is a 2,249 m (7,378 ft) mountain in the Bernese Prealps, Canton of Berne, Switzerland.

All facts
Elevation
2,249 m · 7,378 ft
Nearest higher peak
Latrejespitz (2,436 m)
Range
Bernese Prealps
Region
Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates
46.6218° N, 7.7940° E
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Route

How to get to the top of Morgenberghorn

3 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

Easiest route: from Road end near Mittelberg

Distance
2.4 kmone way
Climb
+660 m−19 m (2,165 ft up)
Time up
about 1.5 h
Difficulty
T3Demanding: exposed spots, some easy scrambling
Morgenberghorn elevation profile
1,6001,8002,0002,20002.4 kmMorgenberghorn

Download GPX (free, ODbL)KML

Other routes 2
  • Parking, 2.2 km W of Morgenberghorn3.8 km · +1,138 m · about 3 h
    T3GPXKML
  • Parking, 2.2 km W of Morgenberghorn4.8 km · +1,259 m · about 3.5 h
    T3GPXKML

Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

3D map

Morgenberghorn 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Morgenberghorn terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one, from Mittelberg. 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

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Morgenberghorn weather

Tonight · Snow · -5°C (23°F) · 1.5 mm · Wind 9 km/h S

Morgenberghorn forecast for the summit, about 2,249 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,084 m.

  • Tonight-5°1.5 mm9 km/h SBase 2°
  • Today-6°-1°5.9 mm9 km/h SEBase 1 / 6°
  • Sun-5°6°9.3 mm11 km/h SBase 2 / 13°
  • Mon-2°6°–5 km/h NWBase 5 / 13°
  • Tue3°12°–4 km/h NWBase 10 / 19°
  • Wed0°5°0.8 mm4 km/h NWBase 7 / 12°
  • Thu0°6°–4 km/h NWBase 7 / 13°
  • Fri0°6°–3 km/h NWBase 7 / 13°
  • Sat-1°5°2.5 mm4 km/h NWBase 6 / 12°
  • Sun-3°1°8.8 mm4 km/h NBase 4 / 8°

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Morgenberghorn

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

  • Nearest hut

    Brunnialp

    1.0 km WNW · +2 more within 5.7 km

  • Nearest parking

    1.2 km SW

    +2 more within 2.5 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Bir Sagi

    6.7 km ENE

  • Nearest campsite

    Blüemlisalp

    6.7 km SW · +2 more within 6.8 km

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
BrunnialpHut1.0 km WNW
Parking1.2 km SW
Parking2.3 km W
Parking2.5 km E
Tipi ZeltlagerHut4.7 km NW
Suls-LobhornhütteHut5.7 km E
Stellplatz Bir SagiCaravan site6.7 km ENE
BlüemlisalpCampsite6.7 km SW
Manor FarmCampsite6.8 km NNE
Camping AlpenblickCampsite6.8 km NNE
Slope

How steep is the route to Morgenberghorn?

The easiest mapped route, 2.4 km from 1,574 m to 2,249 m. Steepest stretch: 48°.

0 km · 1,574 m2.4 km · 2,249 m
  • 0–15°1.2 km
  • 15–30°1.0 km
  • 30–45°0.1 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 20 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 48.8%Trees 43.5%Bare rock / sparse 7.1%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Morgenberghorn summit.

NESW1 km3 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Gross-Schiffli2,038 m 1.4 km NE
  2. 2Rengghorn2,013 m 1.4 km SE
  3. 3Burg1,947 m 1.6 km ESE
  4. 4Witliflue1,967 m 1.9 km SW
  5. 5Doren1,986 m 2.2 km SE
  6. 6Greberegg1,595 m 2.4 km WNW
  7. 7Rotenegg1,890 m 2.5 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 134 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Marsh grass-of-Parnassus7
  • Silver-washed Fritillary4
  • Great masterwort4
  • Red campion3
  • Silver Thistle3
  • False Asphodel3
Where it sits

Where Morgenberghorn sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Swiss Prealps46Bernese Prealps20
Region
Canton of Berne59Switzerland432Europe2,143
Ranked in 2
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Bernese Prealps 6
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Downloads

Morgenberghorn downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

27 m low This 3D map reads 2,222 m at the summit; the official height is 2,249 m.Official 2,249 m90 m model 2,208 mThis map 2,222 m

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 41 m.

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)2,249 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)2,222 m-27 m
Copernicus GLO-902,208 m-41 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)
Routes, Camping & parking
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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