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Rigi Scheidegg

1,659 m5,443 ft

Prominence: 116 m380 ft
Isolation: 1.5 km
Tonight: 0°CLight snow · Wind 15 km/h W

Rigi Scheidegg is a 1,659 m (5,443 ft) mountain in the Schwyzer Voralpen, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,659 m · 5,443 ft
Nearest higher peak: Rigi Dossen (1,685 m)
Range: Schwyzer Voralpen
Region: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.0274° N, 8.5201° E

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3D map

Rigi Scheidegg 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Rigi Scheidegg 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

Rigi Scheidegg elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Rigi Scheidegg weather

Tonight · Light snow · 0°C (32°F) · 1.3 mm · Wind 15 km/h W

Rigi Scheidegg forecast for the summit, about 1,659 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 426 m.

Tonight0°1.3 mm15 km/h WBase 8°
Today-1°1°11.3 mm9 km/h SEBase 6 / 9°
Sun1°7°11.0 mm20 km/h NBase 8 / 15°
Mon0°5°–8 km/h SEBase 8 / 13°
Tue5°11°–4 km/h NWBase 12 / 18°
Wed3°6°1.3 mm5 km/h NWBase 10 / 13°
Thu2°5°0.3 mm5 km/h NWBase 9 / 12°
Fri1°5°0.5 mm3 km/h NWBase 8 / 12°
Sat1°4°0.6 mm5 km/h NWBase 9 / 12°
Sun0°4°13.8 mm4 km/h NWBase 7 / 11°

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°

25.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.1%

Steep, 30–45°

28.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.0%

Steeper than 30°: 33.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,310 m low point 426 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 58.1%Grassland 37.7%Built-up 3.2%Water 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 3 km; 215 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Marsh marigold9
Lady's-slipper8
Perennial Cornflower7
Red campion7
Spring gentian7
Sand Lizard6

Where it sits

Where Rigi Scheidegg sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Kleiner MythenPeak · 1,811 m13 km E

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Print & wall

JPGRigi Scheidegg satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,656 m at the summit; the official height is 1,659 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,659 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,656 m	-3 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,653 m	-6 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 2026-09-25)
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