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Piz di Strega · 2,912 m · 6.2 km NNW
Canton of the Grisons

Val Calanca

Floor563 m1,847 ft
Depth
1,581 m
Rim
2,569 m
Length
22 km
Tonight
-9°CFog · Wind 6 km/h N

Val Calanca is up to 1,581 m deep: the rim reaches 2,569 m and the floor 563 m, along 22 km.

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Floor
563 m
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Depth

Depth of Val Calanca

Up to 1,581 m deep (typically 1,273 m) along the 22.0 km in view.

01,0002,0003,0001,581 mrimfloor01022.0 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Val Calanca 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 19.8 × 19.8 km

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Topographic map

Val Calanca 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 centre

Val Calanca elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Val Calanca weather

Tonight · Fog · -9°C (16°F) · Wind 6 km/h N

Val Calanca forecast for about 2,569 m.

  • Tonight-9°–6 km/h N
  • Today-8°0°1.0 mm8 km/h N
  • Sun-10°-1°1.3 mm10 km/h N
  • Mon-11°6°–7 km/h NE
  • Tue-4°8°–4 km/h S
  • Wed-4°9°–5 km/h N
  • Thu-7°5°–4 km/h SW
  • Fri-8°3°–5 km/h S
  • Sat-9°3°–4 km/h SW
  • Sun-5°0°0.6 mm1 km/h S

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 Val Calanca

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km NE

    +2 more within 1.7 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Al Mulin

    0.3 km SSE · +2 more within 2.6 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Capanna Buffalora

    2.8 km NE · +2 more within 4.6 km

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All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NE
Al MulinCampsite0.3 km SSE
Parking0.4 km S
Prato della MondaCampsite0.6 km SSE
Parking1.7 km S
Aug da RossCampsite2.6 km NNE
Capanna BuffaloraHut2.8 km NE
GrovenHut4.2 km ESE
Alp di ForaHut4.6 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 19.8 × 19.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
8.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
27.5%
Steep, 30–45°
46.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
17.4%
Steeper than 30°
64.0% of the 392 km² view
Relief in view
2,676 m low point 226 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 60.7%Grassland 30.2%Bare rock / sparse 3.2%Moss & lichen 3.1%Snow & ice 1.6%Built-up 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 9.9 km of Val Calanca.

NESW5 km10 km12345678
Summit list 8
  1. 1Motton2,739 m 3.1 km WNW
  2. 2Piz da Termin2,899 m 3.5 km WNW
  3. 3Torent Alto2,956 m 4.1 km W
  4. 4Cima d'Oerz2,706 m 4.6 km W
  5. 5Fil de Dragiva2,729 m 4.8 km NE
  6. 6Pizzo di Campedell2,724 m 4.9 km WSW
  7. 7Cima de Gagela2,805 m 6.3 km NE
  8. 8Pizzo di Claro2,727 m 7.2 km SW
Where it sits

Where Val Calanca sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Lepontine Alps44
Region
Canton of the Grisons96Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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
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