Schafhoren
- 7,310 ft
- summit
Schafhoren is a mountain in Bern, Switzerland, with its summit at about 7,310 ft (2,228 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Gimmelwald, about 1.8 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Vorders Busenhoren, Ghudelhoren and Tschingelturm. Weschbächli and Talbachfall are within about 3 miles. For camping, Rütti and Breithorn are within about 6 miles. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 55°F (13°C) and lows about 38°F (3°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 18°F (-8°C) and lows about 4°F (-15°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in May, the wettest month, and about 14 days in January, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 7,310 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Schafhoren. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Schafhoren
How tall is Schafhoren?
7,310 ft (2,228 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Schafhoren?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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Dom14,915 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route30 mi awayPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Weisshorn14,780 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route30 mi awayPhoto: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dent Blanche14,295 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route36 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Berghotel ObersteinbergHut campingPhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
Berggasthaus TschingelhornHut campingPhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- EggaHiking1.4 mi
- BreitlauenenHiking1.4 mi
Jungfrau: Rottalhutte SAC trail to 10,400 ft (from Stechelberg)MountaineeringPhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 miGspaltenhornSummitPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi
StaubbachfallWaterfallPhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi
PochtenfallWaterfallPhoto: 57mwy3012, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
GspaltenhornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
BirgSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
AllmihubelSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
WetterhornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Bgvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SchilthornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Schilthornbahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
HundsflueSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)SchwarzmönchSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
GrosshornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
BreithornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Arkelin, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
TschingelspitzSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Berghotel ObersteinbergHut camping · ~1 min drivePhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- EggaHiking · ~2 min drive
Jungfrau: Rottalhutte SAC trail to 10,400 ft (from Stechelberg)Mountaineering · ~3 min drivePhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- RüttiCamping · ~3 min drive
MürrenbachfallWaterfall · ~4 min drivePhoto: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Schafhoren
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
18° / 4°
14 wet
Feb
21° / 5°
14 wet
Mar
27° / 12°
15 wet
Apr
32° / 18°
17 wet
May
41° / 26°
19 wet
Jun
49° / 32°
18 wet
Jul
55° / 38°
17 wet
Aug
55° / 38°
16 wet
Sep
48° / 32°
15 wet
Oct
40° / 24°
15 wet
Nov
27° / 12°
15 wet
Dec
19° / 6°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 7,484 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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