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Similaun

3,597 m11,801 ft

Prominence: 275 m903 ft
Isolation: 2.8 km
Tonight: -17°CFog · Wind 8 km/h NW

Similaun is a 3,597 m (11,801 ft) mountain in the Schnalskamm, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy.

All facts

Elevation: 3,597 m · 11,801 ft
Nearest higher peak: Hintere Schwärze (3,624 m)
Range: Schnalskamm
Region: Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
Coordinates: 46.7635° N, 10.8810° E

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3D map

Similaun 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Similaun 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

Similaun elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Similaun weather

Tonight · Fog · -17°C (1°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Similaun forecast for the summit, about 3,597 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,667 m.

Tonight-17°0.2 mm8 km/h NWBase -5°
Today-19°-14°3.2 mm13 km/h NWBase -8 / -2°
Sun-17°-6°3.7 mm12 km/h SWBase -5 / 5°
Mon-15°-8°0.8 mm9 km/h NWBase -3 / 4°
Tue-7°-1°–6 km/h NWBase 5 / 10°
Wed-12°-4°–5 km/h NWBase 0 / 7°
Thu-14°-7°–5 km/h NWBase -2 / 5°
Fri-15°-7°–5 km/h NWBase -4 / 5°
Sat-18°-10°–8 km/h NWBase -6 / 2°
Sun-17°-9°3.5 mm6 km/h NWBase -6 / 3°

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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Similaun

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

Nearest hut
Similaunhütte - Rifugio Similaun
2.2 km WNW · +2 more within 6.4 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
3.9 km SW
+2 more within 4.0 km
Directions Map
Nearest caravan site
Caravanpark Schnals - Caravan Park Senales
7.5 km W
Directions Map

All mapped places 7

Place	Distance
Similaunhütte - Rifugio SimilaunHut	2.2 km WNW
Parking	3.9 km SW
Parking	3.9 km SW
Parking	4.0 km SW
Martin-Busch-HütteHut	4.2 km N
Mastaunalm - Malga MastaunHut	6.4 km SSW
Caravanpark Schnals - Caravan Park SenalesCaravan site	7.5 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.

Gentle, 0–15°

15.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.4%

Steep, 30–45°

42.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.9%

Steeper than 30°: 48.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,935 m low point 1,667 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 39.9%Bare rock / sparse 31.0%Moss & lichen 15.3%Grassland 11.2%Trees 2.2%

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 Similaun summit.

Summit list 7

1Hohe Wart - Guardia Alta3,424 m 0.6 km SSW
2Kleiner Similaun - Piccolo Similaun3,363 m 1.0 km WNW
3Westliche Marzellspitze3,527 m 1.3 km ENE
4Hintere Faulwand - Croda Marcia3,416 m 1.3 km ESE
5Mittlere Marzellspitze3,529 m 1.9 km ENE
6Östliche Marzellspitze3,555 m 2.4 km ENE
7Hintere Schwärze3,624 m 2.8 km ENE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 42 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Glacier Crowfoot6
Bearded Vulture4
Alpine Marmot3
Moss Campion3
Alpine Moon-daisy3
Mossy saxifrage3

Where it sits

Where Similaun sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

WeißkugelPeak · 3,738 m12 km WNW

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGSimilaun satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-04.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 3,587 m at the summit; the official height is 3,597 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,597 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,587 m	-10 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,569 m	-28 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 2026-09-04)
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

Similaun

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Data sources