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Lake · Canton of Uri

Oberalpsee

2,024 m6,640 ft
Area
0.19 km²
Tonight
-5°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h N

Oberalpsee is a lake at 2,024 m above sea level in Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 0.19 km² in area and 1.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,024 m
Length
1.3 km
Shoreline
2.9 km
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Lake

Oberalpsee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.3 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.9 km≈45 min to walk around
3D map

Oberalpsee 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Oberalpsee terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Oberalpsee elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Oberalpsee weather

Tonight · Snow · -5°C (23°F) · 1.4 mm · Wind 7 km/h N

Oberalpsee forecast for about 2,024 m.

  • Tonight-5°1.4 mm7 km/h N
  • Today-5°-2°7.7 mm10 km/h S
  • Sun-6°1°15.1 mm10 km/h S
  • Mon-9°5°–8 km/h S
  • Tue-2°9°–2 km/h N
  • Wed0°4°–4 km/h N
  • Thu-5°7°–3 km/h S
  • Fri-8°6°–6 km/h N
  • Sat-7°5°1.2 mm8 km/h N
  • Sun-1°2°7.4 mm5 km/h N

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 Oberalpsee

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

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Oberalp

    0.3 km ENE · +1 more within 5.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Passhöhe Oberalp

    0.5 km ESE · +2 more within 0.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Badushütte SAC Manegg

    2.7 km S · +2 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Gotthard Camping Andermatt

    6.4 km WSW · +2 more within 7.9 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km ENE
Stellplatz OberalpCaravan site0.3 km ENE
Parking0.4 km ENE
Passhöhe OberalpParking0.5 km ESE
Badushütte SAC ManeggHut2.7 km S
Camona da Maighels CASHut4.4 km SSE
Camp & Rail GöschenenCaravan site5.8 km W
Gotthard Camping AndermattCampsite6.4 km WSW
Treschhütte SACHut6.6 km N
Camping VivaCampsite7.1 km ENE
Campsite7.9 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
15.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
48.5%
Steep, 30–45°
32.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.9%
Steeper than 30°
36.2% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
1,151 m low point 1,728 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 70.1%Bare rock / sparse 16.9%Moss & lichen 8.3%Snow & ice 2.4%Water 1.3%Trees 0.9%

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 km; 226 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bearded Bellflower19
  • Bavarian gentian15
  • Swiss Brassy Ringlet15
  • Rusty-leaved Alpenrose15
  • Purple Gentian13
  • Spotted gentian12
Where it sits

Where Oberalpsee sits

Region
Canton of Uri18Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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 2026-07-24)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia