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Dent de Perroc · 3,676 m · 13 km SSE
Canton of Valais

Val d'Hérens

Floor554 m1,818 ft
Depth
1,653 m
Rim
2,722 m
Length
20.7 km
Tonight
-9°CLight snow · Wind 11 km/h W

Val d'Hérens is up to 1,653 m deep: the rim reaches 2,722 m and the floor 554 m, along 20.7 km.

All facts
Floor
554 m
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Depth

Depth of Val d'Hérens

Up to 1,653 m deep (typically 1,464 m) along the 20.7 km in view.

01,0002,0003,0001,653 mrimfloor01020.7 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Val d'Hérens 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 16.5 × 16.5 km

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Topographic map

Val d'Hérens 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 d'Hérens elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Val d'Hérens weather

Tonight · Light snow · -9°C (16°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 11 km/h W

Val d'Hérens forecast for about 2,722 m.

  • Tonight-9°0.9 mm11 km/h W
  • Today-9°-6°8.9 mm9 km/h NW
  • Sun-10°1°11.8 mm12 km/h NW
  • Mon-4°3°–7 km/h S
  • Tue-1°7°–2 km/h S
  • Wed-3°3°–1 km/h S
  • Thu-4°3°–3 km/h S
  • Fri-5°3°–3 km/h S
  • Sat-7°1°2.3 mm4 km/h W
  • Sun-7°-2°0.8 mm3 km/h W

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 d'Hérens

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.7 km SSE

    +2 more within 3.4 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Camping d'Evolène

    3.4 km SE · +1 more within 5.7 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Cabane Becs de Bosson

    5.1 km NE

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All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Parking1.7 km SSE
Parking3.0 km NNE
Parking3.4 km SE
Camping d'EvolèneCampsite3.4 km SE
Cabane Becs de BossonHut5.1 km NE
Camping MolignonCampsite5.7 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 16.5 × 16.5 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
13.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
48.5%
Steep, 30–45°
35.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.2%
Steeper than 30°
38.2% of the 272 km² view
Relief in view
2,846 m low point 482 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 42.8%Trees 36.5%Bare rock / sparse 8.2%Moss & lichen 7.2%Snow & ice 3.8%Built-up 1.0%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.2 km of Val d'Hérens.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1La Maya2,916 m 3.7 km NE
  2. 2Becca di Lovegno2,821 m 4.2 km NE
  3. 3Mont Rouge2,979 m 4.2 km SW
  4. 4Pointe de la Tsevalire3,026 m 4.3 km ENE
  5. 5Pic d'Artsinol2,998 m 4.4 km SSW
  6. 6Becs de Bosson3,149 m 5.2 km ENE
  7. 7Mel de la Niva2,758 m 5.3 km S
  8. 8Sasseneire3,254 m 5.3 km ESE
  9. 9Palanche de la Cretta2,926 m 6.1 km S
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.2 km; 1,103 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Marbled White32
  • Spotted Fritillary31
  • Scarce Copper29
  • Edelweiss23
  • Bearded Bellflower22
  • European Common Frog21
Where it sits

Where Val d'Hérens sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Pennine Alps76
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Pennine Alps 6
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Downloads

Val d'Hérens downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

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 2026-09-22)
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)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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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