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Walensee

419 m1,375 ft

Area: 24 km²
Max depth: 151 m
Tonight: 5°CRain · Wind 9 km/h W

Walensee is a lake at 419 m above sea level in Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, 24 km² in area and 15.5 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 419 m
Length: 15.5 km
Shoreline: 39.9 km

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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Walensee

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

Nearest parking
1.0 km W
+2 more within 1.1 km
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Nearest campsite
Camping Murg
1.1 km E · +2 more within 6.9 km
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Nearest caravan site
Bachlaui
4.9 km S · +1 more within 4.9 km
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Nearest hut
Alp Talalp-Spanegg
5.2 km WSW · +2 more within 5.4 km
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All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
Parking	1.0 km W
Parking	1.0 km ESE
Camping MurgCampsite	1.1 km E
Parking	1.1 km ESE
BachlauiCaravan site	4.9 km S
Camping TerzaCaravan site	4.9 km ESE
Alp Talalp-SpaneggHut	5.2 km WSW
Alp SchrinaHut	5.4 km ENE
Naturfreundehaus TscherwaldHut	5.4 km NNW
TannenbodenalpCampsite	6.5 km ESE
GäsiCampsite	6.9 km W

Lake

Walensee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 39.9 km≈10 h to walk around

3D map

Walensee 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Walensee 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

Walensee elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Walensee weather

Tonight · Rain · 5°C (41°F) · 1.0 mm · Wind 9 km/h W

Walensee forecast for about 419 m.

Tonight5°1.0 mm9 km/h W
Today5°8°7.0 mm11 km/h SE
Sun6°14°21.9 mm15 km/h NW
Mon7°15°–5 km/h SE
Tue11°23°–4 km/h N
Wed11°16°1.4 mm7 km/h NW
Thu7°16°–4 km/h N
Fri6°16°–6 km/h NW
Sat7°14°0.5 mm6 km/h NW
Sun7°11°14.1 mm5 km/h NW

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

Share of the 17.5 × 17.5 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

29.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

36.8%

Steep, 30–45°

26.1%

Cliffs, 45° and over

7.9%

Steeper than 30°: 34.0% of the 306 km² view
Relief in view: 1,891 m low point 413 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 46.3%Trees 43.6%Water 8.0%Built-up 1.4%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.7 km of Walensee.

Summit list 9

1Schären2,193 m 3.6 km NE
2Selun2,205 m 4.9 km NE
3Frümsel2,263 m 5.5 km NE
4Munzchopf2,173 m 6.0 km SSE
5Sächsmoor2,196 m 6.4 km SSE
6Stock2,390 m 6.6 km SW
7Fulen2,410 m 7.3 km SW
8Esel2,191 m 7.4 km SSW
9Ruchen2,441 m 7.7 km SW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.7 km; 1,299 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Common Wall Lizard44
European Cyclamen43
Monk's-hood28
Early Purple Orchid28
European Globeflower27
Shrubby milkwort27

Where it sits

Where Walensee sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

RuchenPeak · 2,611 m19 km S

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Print & wall

JPGWalensee satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

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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 2026-09-25)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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)
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