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Niederhorn

1,963 m6,440 ft

Prominence: 46 m151 ft
Isolation: 0.9 km
Tonight: -3°CSnow showers · Wind 13 km/h SW

Niederhorn is a 1,963 m (6,440 ft) mountain in the North-Eastern Bernese Prealps, Canton of Berne, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,963 m · 6,440 ft
Nearest higher peak: 居吉斯格拉特山 (2,050 m)
Range: North-Eastern Bernese Prealps
Region: Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.7112° N, 7.7768° E

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3D map

Niederhorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Niederhorn 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 summit

Niederhorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Niederhorn weather

Tonight · Snow showers · -3°C (27°F) · 2.8 mm · Wind 13 km/h SW

Niederhorn forecast for the summit, about 1,963 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 557 m.

Tonight-3°2.8 mm13 km/h SWBase 6°
Today-4°0°10.1 mm9 km/h SBase 5 / 8°
Sun-1°7°13.5 mm19 km/h SBase 8 / 16°
Mon0°6°–6 km/h NWBase 8 / 14°
Tue3°13°–4 km/h NWBase 11 / 21°
Wed2°6°2.3 mm7 km/h NWBase 10 / 14°
Thu1°6°–5 km/h NWBase 9 / 15°
Fri0°7°–5 km/h NWBase 9 / 15°
Sat0°6°2.4 mm5 km/h NWBase 8 / 14°
Sun-2°2°14.3 mm3 km/h NBase 7 / 10°

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.

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°

19.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

42.6%

Steep, 30–45°

29.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.9%

Steeper than 30°: 38.2% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,502 m low point 557 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 61.0%Grassland 35.8%Water 1.9%Built-up 0.8%

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 Niederhorn summit.

Summit list 7

1Uf Vorsess1,761 m 0.9 km WSW
2Burgfeldstand2,063 m 1.9 km NE
3Bire1,500 m 2.0 km ESE
4Merra1,953 m 2.2 km NNW
5Sigriswiler Rothorn2,051 m 2.2 km NNW
6Spitzi Flue1,658 m 2.2 km WNW
7Mittaghorn2,013 m 3.0 km N

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 629 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine Ibex85
Rusty-leaved Alpenrose37
Yellow-billed Chough34
Alpine Newt19
Alpine Rose Apple17
Common bilberry16

Where it sits

Where Niederhorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Brienz564 m13 km E

More in the North-Eastern Bernese Prealps 1

Brienzer RothornPeak · 2,349 m22 km ENE

See all 4 in the North-Eastern Bernese Prealps →

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGNiederhorn satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-27.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,953 m at the summit; the official height is 1,963 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,963 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,953 m	-10 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,941 m	-22 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)
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