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Val Fex
- Depth
- 1,063 m
- Rim
- 2,915 m
- Length
- 8.5 km
- Tonight
- -14°CFog · Wind 7 km/h NW
Val Fex is up to 1,063 m deep: the rim reaches 2,915 m and the floor 1,852 m, along 8.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 1,852 m
Depth of Val Fex
Up to 1,063 m deep (typically 921 m) along the 8.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Val Fex 3D map
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Val Fex 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.
Val Fex elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Val Fex weather
Tonight · Fog · -14°C (7°F) · Wind 7 km/h NW
Val Fex forecast for about 2,915 m.
- Tonight-14°–7 km/h NW
- Today-15°-8°1.8 mm8 km/h NW
- Sun-13°-3°0.4 mm11 km/h N
- Mon-9°0°–5 km/h W
- Tue-4°5°–1 km/h NE
- Wed-6°0°–4 km/h N
- Thu-10°-1°–3 km/h W
- Fri-10°-1°–5 km/h NW
- Sat-12°-3°0.3 mm4 km/h NW
- Sun-7°-3°1.9 mm4 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 near Val Fex
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Val Fex, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Chesa da parker Val Fex
Nearest hut
Alp da Segl
Nearest campsite
Plan Curtinac
Nearest caravan site
Stellplatz Silvaplana
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 1.7 km N |
| Parking | 1.7 km N |
| Chesa da parker Val FexParking | 1.9 km N |
| Alp da SeglHut | 2.4 km SSE |
| Alp Muot SelvasHut | 4.2 km SSE |
| Plan CurtinacCampsite | 4.2 km W |
| SilvaplanaCampsite | 5.2 km NNE |
| Stellplatz SilvaplanaCaravan site | 6.1 km NE |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 38.5% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,743 m low point 1,784 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Val Fex.
Summit list 7
- 1Piz dal Lej Alv3,196 m 2.9 km E
- 2Piz Corvatsch3,451 m 3.5 km ENE
- 3Chapütschin Pitschen3,328 m 3.6 km SE
- 4Il Chapütschin3,386 m 3.7 km ESE
- 5Piz da la Margna3,159 m 3.9 km WSW
- 6Piz Murtèl3,433 m 4.0 km NE
- 7La Muongia3,415 m 4.6 km SE
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 667 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Spotted gentian40
- Alpine Clematis36
- Marsh Lousewort27
- Alpine Marmot25
- Rusty-leaved Alpenrose21
- European Common Frog20
Where Val Fex sits
- Range
- Alps751Eastern Alps350Central Eastern Alps140Western Rhaetian Alps74Bernina Alps12Catena Bernina-Scalino10Bernina Range10
- Region
- Canton of the Grisons96Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby places
Piz CorvatschPeak · 3,451 m↑3.5 km ENE
Lake Sils1,795 m↑4.4 km NW
Lägh da CavlocLake · 1,907 m↑5.8 km WSW
Piz LagrevPeak · 3,165 m↑7.4 km NW
Piz SurlejPeak · 3,188 m↑8.5 km NE
More in the Bernina Range 6
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- Land cover
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- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)