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Spitzhorli

2,737 m8,980 ft

Prominence: 320 m1,050 ft
Isolation: 4.3 km
Tonight: -8°CLight snow · Wind 8 km/h W

Spitzhorli is a 2,737 m (8,980 ft) mountain in the Pennine Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,737 m · 8,980 ft
Nearest higher peak: Galehorn (2,797 m)
Range: Pennine Alps
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.2643° N, 7.9807° E

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3D map

Spitzhorli 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Spitzhorli 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

Spitzhorli elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Spitzhorli weather

Tonight · Light snow · -8°C (18°F) · 0.6 mm · Wind 8 km/h W

Spitzhorli forecast for the summit, about 2,737 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 885 m.

Tonight-8°0.6 mm8 km/h WBase 3°
Today-9°-4°7.9 mm9 km/h NWBase 2 / 7°
Sun-14°0°15.3 mm8 km/h WBase -3 / 11°
Mon-11°3°–6 km/h WBase 0 / 14°
Tue-4°7°–1 km/h NWBase 7 / 18°
Wed-9°4°–5 km/h WBase 2 / 15°
Thu-6°5°–2 km/h EBase 5 / 16°
Fri-5°5°–8 km/h WBase 6 / 16°
Sat-5°4°4.3 mm9 km/h WBase 6 / 15°
Sun-7°-1°2.0 mm4 km/h NWBase 4 / 10°

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Spitzhorli

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

Nearest parking
3.9 km ESE
+2 more within 4.0 km
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Nearest caravan site
Stellplatz Simplonpass
4.2 km ESE
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Nearest campsite
Camping Geschina
5.1 km N · +2 more within 6.3 km
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Nearest hut
Monte Leone-Hütte
7.7 km E
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	3.9 km ESE
Parking	3.9 km ESE
Parking	4.0 km ESE
Stellplatz SimplonpassCaravan site	4.2 km ESE
Camping GeschinaCampsite	5.1 km N
Camping BrigerbadCampsite	5.5 km NW
Campsite	6.3 km NNE
Monte Leone-HütteHut	7.7 km E

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°

11.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

40.1%

Steep, 30–45°

39.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.3%

Steeper than 30°: 48.1% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,849 m low point 885 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 42.1%Trees 38.6%Bare rock / sparse 11.6%Moss & lichen 5.9%Snow & ice 1.3%Water 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 Spitzhorli summit.

Summit list 6

1Ärezhorn2,680 m 0.6 km E
2Fülhorn2,678 m 1.4 km NNE
3Straffelgrat2,633 m 1.7 km S
4Tochuhorn2,661 m 1.8 km ESE
5Glishorn2,525 m 2.3 km NNE
6Chrizer Horlini2,297 m 2.8 km W

Where it sits

Where Spitzhorli sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

JegihornPeak · 3,206 m13 km S

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

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Print & wall

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

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,733 m at the summit; the official height is 2,737 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,737 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,733 m	-4 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,723 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)
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

Spitzhorli

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

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