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Torrenthorn

2,998 m9,836 ft

Prominence: 111 m365 ft
Isolation: 1.6 km
Tonight: -11°CLight snow showers · Wind 10 km/h W

Torrenthorn is a 2,998 m (9,836 ft) mountain in the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,998 m · 9,836 ft
Nearest higher peak: Majinghorn (3,053 m)
Range: Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.3774° N, 7.6787° E

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3D map

Torrenthorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Torrenthorn 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

Torrenthorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Torrenthorn weather

Tonight · Light snow showers · -11°C (12°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 10 km/h W

Torrenthorn forecast for the summit, about 2,998 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,522 m.

Tonight-11°0.1 mm10 km/h WBase -2°
Today-13°-10°8.0 mm13 km/h EBase -4 / -1°
Sun-17°-3°11.8 mm12 km/h EBase -8 / 6°
Mon-11°0°–4 km/h NBase -2 / 8°
Tue-4°4°–1 km/h NBase 5 / 13°
Wed-12°0°–3 km/h NEBase -3 / 8°
Thu-8°1°–1 km/h SWBase 1 / 10°
Fri-7°0°–3 km/h WBase 2 / 9°
Sat-7°-1°6.7 mm5 km/h WBase 2 / 8°
Sun-8°-4°1.8 mm3 km/h WBase 1 / 5°

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°

12.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

47.1%

Steep, 30–45°

33.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

7.1%

Steeper than 30°: 40.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,540 m low point 1,522 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 50.8%Bare rock / sparse 24.4%Trees 10.0%Moss & lichen 9.4%Snow & ice 5.3%

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 Torrenthorn summit.

Summit list 7

1Klein Torrenthorn2,996 m 0.7 km ENE
2Schafberg2,848 m 1.1 km SW
3Majinghorn3,054 m 1.7 km NNE
4Restirothorn2,969 m 1.9 km ENE
5Mauerhorn2,944 m 2.1 km ENE
6Schwarzhorn2,931 m 2.9 km ENE
7Horlini2,452 m 3.0 km SSW

Where it sits

Where Torrenthorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Gross LohnerPeak · 3,049 m12 km NNW

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Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGTorrenthorn satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-27.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,991 m at the summit; the official height is 2,998 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,998 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,991 m	-7 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,978 m	-20 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 2026-09-27)
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