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Piz Tschütta · 3,254 m · 4.2 km N
Canton of the Grisons

Val Sinestra

Floor1,173 m3,848 ft
Depth
1,171 m
Rim
2,675 m
Length
10.6 km
Tonight
-10°CFog · Wind 7 km/h W

Val Sinestra is up to 1,171 m deep: the rim reaches 2,675 m and the floor 1,173 m, along 10.6 km.

All facts
Floor
1,173 m
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Depth

Depth of Val Sinestra

Up to 1,171 m deep (typically 712 m) along the 10.6 km in view.

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0001,171 mrimfloor0510.6 km

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

3D map

Val Sinestra 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Val Sinestra 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 Sinestra elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Val Sinestra weather

Tonight · Fog · -10°C (14°F) · 0.6 mm · Wind 7 km/h W

Val Sinestra forecast for about 2,675 m.

  • Tonight-10°0.6 mm7 km/h W
  • Today-12°-6°2.7 mm10 km/h W
  • Sun-11°0°6.8 mm10 km/h S
  • Mon-13°-1°–7 km/h W
  • Tue-4°5°–2 km/h W
  • Wed-6°1°–3 km/h NW
  • Thu-8°0°–2 km/h N
  • Fri-9°1°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-9°-2°0.3 mm6 km/h NW
  • Sun-6°-3°3.4 mm4 km/h SW

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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Val Sinestra

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km NE
Parking2.2 km ESE
Parking2.4 km ESE
Sur EnCampsite4.2 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
12.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
49.0%
Steep, 30–45°
35.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.0%
Steeper than 30°
38.9% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,226 m low point 1,062 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 46.7%Trees 26.2%Bare rock / sparse 14.2%Moss & lichen 6.6%Snow & ice 5.5%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Val Sinestra.

NESW5 km10 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1Piz Nair3,002 m 3.3 km NE
  2. 2Piz Spadla2,912 m 3.7 km WSW
  3. 3Mot da Tumatsch2,906 m 4.1 km NNE
  4. 4Fil Spadla2,936 m 4.2 km WSW
  5. 5Piz Valpiglia2,848 m 5.0 km NW
  6. 6Piz Mottana2,928 m 5.1 km WNW
  7. 7Piz Soèr2,917 m 5.4 km WSW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 877 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Field Cow-wheat24
  • Large Banded Grasshopper20
  • Fire lily19
  • Chalkhill Blue18
  • Meadow Sage15
  • Scarce Copper15
Where it sits

Where Val Sinestra sits

Region
Canton of the Grisons96Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Val Sinestra 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 2026-09-27)
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)
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
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia