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Pointe de Chésery

2,249 m7,379 ft

Prominence: 253 m831 ft
Isolation: 1.6 km
Tonight: -6°CSnow · Wind 13 km/h SW

Pointe de Chésery is a 2,249 m (7,379 ft) mountain in the Chablais Massif, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,249 m · 7,379 ft
Nearest higher peak: Pointe des Mossettes (2,277 m)
Range: Chablais Massif
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.2032° N, 6.8035° E

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3D map

Pointe de Chésery 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Pointe de Chésery 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 summit

Pointe de Chésery elevation profile

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Weather

Pointe de Chésery weather

Tonight · Snow · -6°C (21°F) · 2.4 mm · Wind 13 km/h SW

Pointe de Chésery forecast for the summit, about 2,249 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,225 m.

Tonight-6°2.4 mm13 km/h SWBase 0°
Today-6°-4°11.4 mm14 km/h SBase 0 / 2°
Sun-7°2°15.7 mm21 km/h SWBase -1 / 8°
Mon-5°6°–7 km/h SBase 1 / 12°
Tue2°11°–3 km/h SBase 8 / 18°
Wed-3°6°–6 km/h NEBase 4 / 12°
Thu-2°7°–4 km/h NBase 5 / 13°
Fri0°7°–4 km/h NBase 6 / 13°
Sat-2°5°6.3 mm7 km/h SBase 4 / 11°
Sun-4°0°4.0 mm7 km/h SBase 3 / 6°

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 Pointe de Chésery

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

Nearest hut
Refuge de Chésery
1.0 km SE · +2 more within 5.5 km
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Nearest parking
1.6 km E
+2 more within 2.0 km
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Nearest caravan site
La Mare au Diable
5.4 km NE
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Nearest campsite
Camping du Grand Paradis
6.3 km SE · +2 more within 7.2 km
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All mapped places 10

Place	Distance
Refuge de ChéseryHut	1.0 km SE
Refuge de l'AbricotineHut	1.3 km WSW
Parking	1.6 km E
Parking	1.9 km WNW
Parking	2.0 km WNW
La Mare au DiableCaravan site	5.4 km NE
Refuge des TinderetsHut	5.5 km NW
Camping du Grand ParadisCampsite	6.3 km SE
L'OustaletCampsite	6.4 km NNE
Campsite	7.2 km SSW

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°

20.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

50.5%

Steep, 30–45°

26.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.2%

Steeper than 30°: 29.4% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,111 m low point 1,225 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 74.1%Trees 23.8%Built-up 1.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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 Pointe de Chésery summit.

Summit list 8

1Cornebois2,200 m 1.1 km NNE
2Pointe de Boccor2,203 m 1.4 km NNE
3Pointe des Mossettes2,277 m 1.7 km SE
4Croix de l'Hiver2,155 m 1.9 km SE
5Tête du Géant2,228 m 2.2 km NNE
6Pointe de Vorlaz2,346 m 2.4 km S
7Pointe de Chavanette2,219 m 2.8 km S
8Pointe de l'Au2,152 m 2.9 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 243 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Fireweed12
Bearded Bellflower11
Monk's-hood11
Purple Gentian11
Yellow-billed Chough9
Marsh grass-of-Parnassus9

Where it sits

Where Pointe de Chésery sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Tour SallièrePeak · 3,220 m13 km SE

Pointe de Chésery downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGPointe de Chésery satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-22.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,248 m at the summit; the official height is 2,249 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,249 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,248 m	-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,240 m	-9 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 2026-09-22)
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

Pointe de Chésery

West → east through the summit

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