Salbitschijen · 2,981 m · 4.7 km WNW

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Schöllenen Gorge

Floor844 m2,769 ft

Depth: 1,879 m
Rim: 2,807 m
Length: 12.8 km
Tonight: -10°CHeavy snow · Wind 7 km/h N

Schöllenen Gorge is up to 1,879 m deep: the rim reaches 2,807 m and the floor 844 m, along 12.8 km.

All facts

Floor: 844 m

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Depth

Depth of Schöllenen Gorge

Up to 1,879 m deep (typically 1,347 m) along the 12.8 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Schöllenen Gorge 3D map

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Surface

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Schöllenen Gorge 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.

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Schöllenen Gorge elevation profile

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Weather

Schöllenen Gorge weather

Tonight · Heavy snow · -10°C (14°F) · 2.2 mm · Wind 7 km/h N

Schöllenen Gorge forecast for about 2,807 m.

Tonight-10°2.2 mm7 km/h N
Today-10°-7°9.5 mm10 km/h S
Sun-12°-3°16.8 mm10 km/h S
Mon-13°1°–8 km/h SW
Tue-6°5°–2 km/h W
Wed-4°0°0.5 mm4 km/h N
Thu-8°2°–3 km/h SW
Fri-12°1°–4 km/h N
Sat-12°-1°2.0 mm5 km/h N
Sun-6°-2°8.6 mm4 km/h N

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 Schöllenen Gorge

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

Nearest parking
0.1 km S
+2 more within 0.3 km
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Nearest campsite
Gotthard Camping Andermatt
1.8 km S · +1 more within 3.6 km
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Nearest caravan site
Camp & Rail Göschenen
2.4 km N · +1 more within 5.7 km
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Nearest hut
Salbithütte
4.4 km NW
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km S
Parking	0.3 km NW
Parking	0.3 km NW
Gotthard Camping AndermattCampsite	1.8 km S
Camp & Rail GöschenenCaravan site	2.4 km N
Campsite	3.6 km NW
SalbithütteHut	4.4 km NW
Stellplatz ZumdorfCaravan site	5.7 km SW

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°

9.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.2%

Steep, 30–45°

43.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.7%

Steeper than 30°: 54.0% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 2,407 m low point 763 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.9%Trees 26.1%Bare rock / sparse 15.0%Moss & lichen 7.7%Snow & ice 4.1%Built-up 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Schöllenen Gorge.

Summit list 7

1Gross Schijen2,786 m 3.8 km E
2Rienzenstock2,962 m 4.0 km ENE
3Schijenstock2,888 m 4.2 km ENE
4貝亨施托克山2,944 m 4.2 km ENE
5Salbitschijen2,981 m 4.8 km WNW
6Rorspitzli3,220 m 5.7 km WNW
7Rossbodenstock2,837 m 5.9 km SE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 572 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Fireweed20
Mottled Beauty18
Swiss Brassy Ringlet14
Spotted gentian13
Purple Gentian12
Common heather11

Where it sits

Where Schöllenen Gorge sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Gotthard Pass2,106 m12 km S

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Print & wall

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

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Sources

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
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)
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