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Zapporthorn · 3,152 m · 15 km N
Canton of the Grisons

Val Mesolcina

Floor246 m807 ft
Depth
2,058 m
Rim
2,773 m
Length
35.4 km
Tonight
-10°CFog · Wind 6 km/h N

Val Mesolcina is up to 2,058 m deep: the rim reaches 2,773 m and the floor 246 m, along 35.4 km.

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Floor
246 m
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Depth

Depth of Val Mesolcina

Up to 2,058 m deep (typically 1,506 m) along the 35.4 km in view.

01,0002,0003,0002,058 mrimfloor0102035.4 km

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

3D map

Val Mesolcina 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 26.7 × 26.7 km

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Val Mesolcina 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 Mesolcina elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Val Mesolcina weather

Tonight · Fog · -10°C (14°F) · Wind 6 km/h N

Val Mesolcina forecast for about 2,773 m.

  • Tonight-10°–6 km/h N
  • Today-9°-1°1.0 mm8 km/h N
  • Sun-11°-2°1.3 mm10 km/h N
  • Mon-12°5°–7 km/h NE
  • Tue-5°7°–4 km/h S
  • Wed-5°7°–5 km/h N
  • Thu-8°4°–4 km/h SW
  • Fri-10°2°–5 km/h S
  • Sat-10°2°–4 km/h SW
  • Sun-6°-1°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 Mesolcina

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.2 km SW

    +2 more within 0.4 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Bivacco Ca' Bianca

    4.3 km ENE · +1 more within 6.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking0.2 km SW
Parking0.3 km NNW
Parking0.4 km SW
Bivacco Ca' BiancaHut4.3 km ENE
Rifugio Alp d'ArbeolaHut6.1 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 26.7 × 26.7 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°
11.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
28.7%
Steep, 30–45°
44.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
15.3%
Steeper than 30°
59.5% of the 713 km² view
Relief in view
2,916 m low point 226 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 51.6%Grassland 35.3%Bare rock / sparse 4.7%Moss & lichen 4.5%Snow & ice 1.9%Built-up 1.2%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 13.4 km of Val Mesolcina.

NESW5 km15 km12345678
Summit list 8
  1. 1Piz Pombi2,967 m 11 km ENE
  2. 2Piz Nebion2,850 m 11 km ENE
  3. 3Piz Corbet3,025 m 11 km ENE
  4. 4Dosso Mottascio2,872 m 12 km ENE
  5. 5Pizzo Quadro3,014 m 12 km ENE
  6. 6Cima de Barna2,857 m 13 km NE
  7. 7La Colma2,855 m 13 km NE
  8. 8Monte Balniscio / Pizzo dei Rossi2,846 m 13 km NE
Where it sits

Where Val Mesolcina 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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