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Mountain · Saint-Gotthard Massif · Canton of Ticino

Pizzo Erra

2,417 m7,930 ft

Prominence: 303 m994 ft
Isolation: 5.5 km
Tonight: -6°CPartly cloudy · Wind 5 km/h N

Pizzo Erra is a 2,417 m (7,930 ft) mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,417 m · 7,930 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pizzo Molare (2,585 m)
Range: Saint-Gotthard Massif
Region: Canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.4382° N, 8.8935° E

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3D map

Pizzo Erra 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Pizzo Erra 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

Pizzo Erra elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Pizzo Erra weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · -6°C (21°F) · Wind 5 km/h N

Pizzo Erra forecast for the summit, about 2,417 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 411 m.

Tonight-6°–5 km/h NBase 6°
Today-6°0°1.9 mm8 km/h NWBase 6 / 12°
Sun-9°-1°3.0 mm9 km/h NBase 3 / 11°
Mon-9°6°–10 km/h NBase 3 / 19°
Tue-4°9°–6 km/h NBase 8 / 21°
Wed-3°7°–9 km/h NBase 9 / 20°
Thu-5°6°–5 km/h NBase 7 / 18°
Fri-8°5°–4 km/h SWBase 4 / 18°
Sat-7°5°–4 km/h NBase 5 / 17°
Sun-2°0°3.0 mm1 km/h SBase 10 / 12°

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 Pizzo Erra

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

Nearest parking
2.8 km ENE
+2 more within 3.1 km
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Nearest caravan site
3.8 km WSW
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Nearest campsite
Acquarossa
4.4 km NE · +2 more within 6.9 km
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Nearest hut
Rifugio Bassa di Nara
4.5 km NNW · +2 more within 5.9 km
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Parking	2.8 km ENE
Parking	2.9 km SSW
Parking	3.1 km NE
Caravan site	3.8 km WSW
AcquarossaCampsite	4.4 km NE
Rifugio Bassa di NaraHut	4.5 km NNW
Campsite	4.5 km NE
Capanna PiandiosHut	4.9 km N
Rifugio d'AfataHut	5.9 km SSW
GottardoCampsite	6.9 km WNW

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°

9.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

49.5%

Steep, 30–45°

38.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.8%

Steeper than 30°: 40.6% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,997 m low point 411 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 72.9%Grassland 25.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.9%Built-up 0.6%

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 Pizzo Erra summit.

Summit list 4

1Pizzo Alto2,356 m 1.0 km NW
2Pizzo Pianché2,228 m 1.1 km SE
3Pizzo Caslett2,293 m 1.6 km NW
4Pianca Bella2,164 m 2.3 km SE

Where it sits

Where Pizzo Erra sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Monte ZuccheroPeak · 2,735 m17 km SW

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Downloads

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,407 m at the summit; the official height is 2,417 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,417 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,407 m	-10 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,395 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 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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

Pizzo Erra

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

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