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Ruchen

2,611 m8,566 ft

Prominence: 393 m1,290 ft
Isolation: 2.9 km
Tonight: -8°CSnow · Wind 5 km/h NW

Ruchen is a 2,611 m (8,566 ft) mountain in the Glarus Alps, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,611 m · 8,566 ft
Nearest higher peak: Piz Sardona (3,056 m)
Range: Glarus Alps
Region: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.9574° N, 9.2454° E

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3D map

Ruchen 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Ruchen 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

Ruchen elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Ruchen weather

Tonight · Snow · -8°C (18°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 5 km/h NW

Ruchen forecast for the summit, about 2,611 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,181 m.

Tonight-8°1.6 mm5 km/h NWBase 1°
Today-11°-6°8.1 mm11 km/h SBase -2 / 3°
Sun-11°-2°14.4 mm11 km/h SBase -2 / 7°
Mon-11°1°–4 km/h SBase -3 / 10°
Tue-2°9°–4 km/h SBase 7 / 17°
Wed-2°3°1.0 mm7 km/h NWBase 7 / 12°
Thu-6°3°–5 km/h SEBase 2 / 12°
Fri-7°3°–6 km/h NWBase 2 / 12°
Sat-5°1°0.6 mm8 km/h NWBase 3 / 10°
Sun-6°-2°9.4 mm6 km/h NWBase 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 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°

11.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

41.1%

Steep, 30–45°

37.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

9.6%

Steeper than 30°: 47.0% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,486 m low point 1,181 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 72.6%Trees 20.1%Moss & lichen 3.9%Bare rock / sparse 2.6%Snow & ice 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 Ruchen summit.

Summit list 5

1Foostöckli2,536 m 0.7 km WSW
2Risetenhoren2,357 m 1.8 km N
3Grüenenspitz2,361 m 2.2 km WSW
4Hanen2,281 m 2.6 km N
5Chli Schiben2,654 m 2.9 km S

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 113 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Martagon Lily5
Alpine Marmot4
Wallcreeper3
Lady's-slipper3
Wolf's bane3
Alpine Aster3

Where it sits

Where Ruchen sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

GufelstockPeak · 2,436 m11 km NW

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

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Print & wall

JPGRuchen satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,605 m at the summit; the official height is 2,611 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,611 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,605 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,597 m	-14 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)
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