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Schneefernerkopf
- Prominence
- 208 m681 ft
- Isolation
- 1.5 km
- Tonight
- -11°CFog · Wind 10 km/h W
Schneefernerkopf is a 2,874 m (9,429 ft) mountain in the Wetterstein, Tyrol, Austria.
All facts
- Elevation
- 2,874 m · 9,429 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Zugspitze (2,962 m)
- Range
- Wetterstein
- Region
- Tyrol, Austria
- Coordinates
- 47.4093° N, 10.9704° E
Schneefernerkopf 3D map
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Schneefernerkopf 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.
Schneefernerkopf elevation profile
West → east through the summit
Schneefernerkopf weather
Tonight · Fog · -11°C (12°F) · 0.4 mm · Wind 10 km/h W
Schneefernerkopf forecast for the summit, about 2,874 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,034 m.
- Tonight-11°0.4 mm10 km/h WBase 0°
- Today-11°-5°2.8 mm15 km/h WBase 0 / 6°
- Sun-9°0°11.4 mm17 km/h WBase 2 / 11°
- Mon-9°0°0.1 mm6 km/h NWBase 2 / 12°
- Tue-4°7°–3 km/h SBase 7 / 18°
- Wed-6°1°4.1 mm5 km/h NBase 5 / 12°
- Thu-10°1°–4 km/h NEBase 1 / 12°
- Fri-12°1°–4 km/h NBase -1 / 12°
- Sat-11°0°0.2 mm6 km/h NWBase 0 / 11°
- Sun-9°-5°2.0 mm3 km/h WBase 2 / 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 near Schneefernerkopf
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Schneefernerkopf, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest hut
Wiener-Neustädter-Hütte
Nearest parking
Tiroler Zugspitzbahn
Nearest campsite
5-Sterne-Camping Zugspitz Resort
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Wiener-Neustädter-HütteHut | 1.6 km N |
| Münchner HausHut | 1.7 km NE |
| Gasthof Ehrwalder AlmHut | 2.7 km S |
| Parking | 2.8 km NW |
| Tiroler ZugspitzbahnParking | 2.9 km NW |
| 5-Sterne-Camping Zugspitz ResortCampsite | 3.0 km NW |
| Parking | 3.2 km W |
| Camping Dr.LauthCampsite | 3.5 km W |
| Happy Camp LermoosCampsite | 6.3 km W |
Slope
Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 36.4% of the 36 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,916 m low point 1,034 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
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 Schneefernerkopf summit.
Summit list 9
- 1Nördliche Wetterspitze2,746 m 0.6 km S
- 2Zugspitzeck2,815 m 0.9 km N
- 3Wetterspitzen2,746 m 0.9 km S
- 4Östliche Wetterspitze2,709 m 1.1 km S
- 5Wetterwandeck2,698 m 1.3 km SSE
- 6Zugspitze2,962 m 1.8 km NE
- 7Westliche Plattspitze2,676 m 2.0 km SE
- 8Mittlere Plattspitze2,680 m 2.1 km SE
- 9Östliche Plattspitze2,680 m 2.2 km SE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 370 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Yellow-billed Chough204
- Chamois Cress27
- Round-leaved Pennycress23
- Small Tortoiseshell16
- Moss Campion13
- Northern Chamois10
Where Schneefernerkopf sits
Nearby places
SchneefernerGlacier · 1,459 m↑0.6 km NNE
ZugspitzePeak · 2,962 m↑1.8 km NE
HöllentalfernerGlacier · 2,400 m↑2.8 km NE
SeebenseeLake · 1,657 m↑5.3 km SSW
EibseeLake · 973 m↑5.4 km N
More in the Wetterstein 4
Schneefernerkopf downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
33 m low This 3D map reads 2,841 m at the summit; the official height is 2,874 m.
Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 43 m.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 2,874 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 2,841 m | -33 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 2,831 m | -43 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)
- Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- 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