Älpeltispitz
- 8,812 ft
- summit
Älpeltispitz is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,810 ft (2,686 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 Klosters Dorf, about 2.4 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Plattenchopf, Chlei Schild and Versitspitz. Administratively, it is in Prättigau/Davos Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 53°F (12°C) and lows about 35°F (1°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 16°F (-9°C) and lows about -1°F (-18°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in April, the wettest month, and about 14 days in February, 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
- 8,812 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Älpeltispitz. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Älpeltispitz
How tall is Älpeltispitz?
8,812 ft (2,686 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Älpeltispitz?
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.
Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route35 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route39 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route45 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route48 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route50 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Presanella11,667 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route58 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- KessihütteHut camping0.8 mi
- CarmilsHut camping1.4 mi
- CarmilswegHiking1.7 mi
- CunwegMountain biking1.9 mi
- SchindelbodenwegCross-country skiing2 mi
RotbühelspitzeSummitPhoto: SlartibErtfass der bertige, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
Schlappiner SpitzeSummitPhoto: Rikki Mitterer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
Davoser SegelclubBoat launchPhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
IsentällispitzSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: 32-Fuß-Freak, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- RotbühelspitzeSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: SlartibErtfass der bertige, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Schlappiner SpitzeSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Rikki Mitterer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
KessispitzeSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: 32-Fuß-Freak, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
RitzenspitzenSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Reinhard Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- PlattenchopfSummit · ~1 min drive
- Chlei SchildSummit · ~1 min drive
- VersitspitzSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchildsetzSummit · ~2 min drive
- Gross SchildSummit · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- CarmilswegHiking · ~3 min drive
- SchindelbodenwegCross-country skiing · ~4 min drive
FergenhütteHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: https://www.camptocamp.org/profiles/8378/fr/jean-louis-pitteloud
Ce contenu est sous licence Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Vergalda TourMountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Reinhard Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Davoser SegelclubBoat launch · ~10 min drivePhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Älpeltispitz
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
16° / -1°
15 wet
Feb
20° / 1°
14 wet
Mar
26° / 8°
17 wet
Apr
32° / 15°
19 wet
May
42° / 23°
19 wet
Jun
48° / 30°
19 wet
Jul
53° / 35°
19 wet
Aug
53° / 34°
19 wet
Sep
46° / 28°
16 wet
Oct
40° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
27° / 8°
16 wet
Dec
17° / 0°
17 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 8,012 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
