Börterhorn
- 8,848 ft
- summit
Börterhorn is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,850 ft (2,697 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 Davos, about 4.7 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wuosthorn, Feelahora and Tällihorn. Wasserfall Sertig is within about 3 miles. For camping, RinerLodge is within about 6 miles. 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 34°F (1°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 16°F (-9°C) and lows about -2°F (-19°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
- 8,848 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Börterhorn. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Börterhorn
How tall is Börterhorn?
8,848 ft (2,697 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Börterhorn?
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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Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route35 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route44 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route46 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route48 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Presanella11,667 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route52 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
WuosthornSummitPhoto: Caumasee at German Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Rüedisch TälliwegHiking1 mi
Sentisch HornSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 mi
Berggasthaus DürrbodenHut campingPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- StillbergalpMountain biking2.4 mi
Wasserfall SertigWaterfallPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- HubelhütteHut camping3.4 mi
Davoser SegelclubBoat launchPhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
WuosthornSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Caumasee at German Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sentisch HornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chlein SchwarzhornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
JakobshornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Caumasee at de.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
SchwarzhornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)MittaghornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Dumi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Radüner RothornSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
MarchhüreliSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
LeidbachhornSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
HubelSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Rüedisch TälliwegHiking · ~2 min drive
Berggasthaus DürrbodenHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- StillbergalpMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- SältenüebwegSki touring · ~5 min drive
Wasserfall SertigWaterfall · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Börterhorn
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° / -2°
15 wet
Feb
19° / 0°
14 wet
Mar
25° / 7°
17 wet
Apr
31° / 15°
19 wet
May
41° / 23°
19 wet
Jun
48° / 30°
19 wet
Jul
53° / 34°
19 wet
Aug
53° / 34°
19 wet
Sep
46° / 28°
16 wet
Oct
39° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
26° / 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 8,150 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 700 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).
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