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Le Portalet · 3,344 m · 5.5 km NW
Canton of Valais

Val Ferret

Floor917 m3,009 ft
Depth
1,280 m
Rim
2,671 m
Length
11.5 km
Tonight
-9°CSnow · Wind 7 km/h W

Val Ferret is up to 1,280 m deep: the rim reaches 2,671 m and the floor 917 m, along 11.5 km.

All facts
Floor
917 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Val Ferret

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.9 km SE

    +2 more within 1.4 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Camping des Glaciers

    1.0 km SSE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Cabane de l'A Neuve CAS

    1.9 km WNW · +2 more within 2.6 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.9 km SE
Parking0.9 km SE
Camping des GlaciersCampsite1.0 km SSE
Parking1.4 km SSE
Cabane de l'A Neuve CASHut1.9 km WNW
Bivouac du DolentHut2.4 km SW
Gîte de la LéchèreHut2.6 km SSE
Depth

Depth of Val Ferret

Up to 1,280 m deep (typically 1,103 m) along the 11.5 km in view.

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0001,280 mrimfloor0511.5 km

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

3D map

Val Ferret 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Val Ferret 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 Ferret elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Val Ferret weather

Tonight · Snow · -9°C (16°F) · 3.6 mm · Wind 7 km/h W

Val Ferret forecast for about 2,671 m.

  • Tonight-9°3.6 mm7 km/h W
  • Today-9°-5°12.3 mm8 km/h S
  • Sun-10°2°15.4 mm8 km/h N
  • Mon-5°4°–4 km/h S
  • Tue-1°8°–2 km/h S
  • Wed-4°2°–2 km/h N
  • Thu-4°4°–2 km/h N
  • Fri-4°3°–2 km/h N
  • Sat-4°2°3.8 mm4 km/h N
  • Sun-5°-1°4.3 mm4 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 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°
12.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
36.0%
Steep, 30–45°
42.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
9.6%
Steeper than 30°
51.6% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,862 m low point 887 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 33.9%Trees 32.8%Bare rock / sparse 17.3%Snow & ice 10.4%Moss & lichen 4.6%Built-up 0.6%

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

Where it sits

Where Val Ferret sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Graian Alps31Northern Graian Alps20Mont Blanc Alps19Mont Blanc massif19
Region
Canton of Valais117Switzerland432Europe2,143
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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 2026-07-24)
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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