Finsteraarhorn · 4,274 m · 15 km W

Mountain · Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group · Canton of Berne

Sidelhorn

2,764 m9,068 ft

Prominence: 124 m408 ft
Isolation: 2.1 km
Tonight: -10°CSnow · Wind 9 km/h NW

Sidelhorn is a 2,764 m (9,068 ft) mountain in the Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group, Canton of Berne, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,764 m · 9,068 ft
Nearest higher peak: Brünberg (2,982 m)
Range: Finsteraarhorn-Oberaarhorn-Galmihorn Group
Region: Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.5524° N, 8.3129° E

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3D map

Sidelhorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Sidelhorn 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Sidelhorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Sidelhorn weather

Tonight · Snow · -10°C (14°F) · 0.5 mm · Wind 9 km/h NW

Sidelhorn forecast for the summit, about 2,764 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,357 m.

Tonight-10°0.5 mm9 km/h NWBase -1°
Today-11°-8°9.7 mm9 km/h SBase -3 / 1°
Sun-14°-1°12.8 mm10 km/h NWBase -6 / 7°
Mon-11°1°–5 km/h WBase -3 / 9°
Tue-5°5°–3 km/h WBase 3 / 14°
Wed-8°0°–4 km/h NWBase 0 / 8°
Thu-9°1°–2 km/h SWBase 0 / 10°
Fri-11°0°–5 km/h NWBase -2 / 8°
Sat-11°-1°1.7 mm6 km/h NWBase -2 / 7°
Sun-7°-3°7.1 mm5 km/h NBase 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 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°

20.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

43.0%

Steep, 30–45°

31.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.1%

Steeper than 30°: 37.0% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,549 m low point 1,357 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 55.7%Bare rock / sparse 18.0%Moss & lichen 8.3%Trees 7.2%Water 7.0%Snow & ice 3.3%

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; 303 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Purple Gentian49
Globe-headed Rampion44
Hairy Kidney-wort44
Spotted gentian35
Spiniest thistle25
Alpine Clover23

Where it sits

Where Sidelhorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Print & wall

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

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,758 m at the summit; the official height is 2,764 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,764 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,758 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,746 m	-18 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