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Unterrothorn

3,104 m10,184 ft

Prominence: 122 m402 ft
Isolation: 0.9 km
Tonight: -13°CLight snow · Wind 11 km/h NW

Unterrothorn is a 3,104 m (10,184 ft) mountain in the Pennine Alps, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 3,104 m · 10,184 ft
Nearest higher peak: Oberrothorn (3,414 m)
Range: Pennine Alps
Region: Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.0210° N, 7.7979° E

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3D map

Unterrothorn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Unterrothorn 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

Unterrothorn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Unterrothorn weather

Tonight · Light snow · -13°C (9°F) · 0.2 mm · Wind 11 km/h NW

Unterrothorn forecast for the summit, about 3,104 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,512 m.

Tonight-13°0.2 mm11 km/h NWBase -4°
Today-15°-12°7.2 mm11 km/h NBase -5 / -2°
Sun-18°-1°9.0 mm12 km/h NWBase -8 / 9°
Mon-13°-1°–7 km/h NWBase -3 / 8°
Tue-7°3°–4 km/h NWBase 2 / 13°
Wed-11°-1°–4 km/h NWBase -1 / 9°
Thu-11°-1°–4 km/h NWBase -2 / 8°
Fri-14°-2°–5 km/h NWBase -4 / 7°
Sat-15°-4°2.5 mm5 km/h NWBase -5 / 5°
Sun-12°-3°0.2 mm4 km/h NWBase -3 / 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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Unterrothorn

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

Nearest hut
Fluhalp
1.4 km SE · +2 more within 4.2 km
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Nearest parking
Parking Kiosk URANIA
3.6 km W · +2 more within 3.6 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Zermatt
3.7 km W · +2 more within 7.3 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
FluhalpHut	1.4 km SE
Grünsee Mountain LodgeHut	2.2 km SW
Parking	3.4 km NW
Parking Kiosk URANIAParking	3.6 km W
Parking	3.6 km W
Camping ZermattCampsite	3.7 km W
TäschhütteHut	4.2 km NE
AlphubelCampsite	5.2 km NNW
AttermenzenCampsite	7.3 km N

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°

14.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.0%

Steep, 30–45°

35.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.5%

Steeper than 30°: 41.1% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,875 m low point 1,512 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 33.4%Grassland 23.8%Moss & lichen 18.4%Trees 16.5%Snow & ice 7.3%

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 Unterrothorn summit.

Summit list 4

1Oberrothorn3,414 m 1.4 km ENE
2Bösentrift3,253 m 2.0 km NNE
3Fluehorn3,317 m 2.4 km E
4Sattelspitz3,162 m 2.9 km N

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 402 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Cobweb Houseleek85
Alpine Marmot45
Edelweiss44
Alpine Aster36
Alpine Pasqueflower33
Alpine willowherb28

Where it sits

Where Unterrothorn sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

AlphubelPeak · 4,206 m6.9 km NE

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

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Print & wall

JPGUnterrothorn 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 3,103 m at the summit; the official height is 3,104 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	3,104 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	3,103 m	-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	3,094 m	-10 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)
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

Unterrothorn

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

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