Eishorn
- 8,061 ft
- summit
Eishorn is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,060 ft (2,457 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Beverin. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Tschappina, about 2.1 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Parpeinahorn, Zwölfihorn and Beverin Pintg. For camping, Rania and Camping Andeer - Sut Baselgia are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Viamala Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 56°F (13°C) and lows about 37°F (3°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 19°F (-7°C) and lows about 2°F (-17°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in May, 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
- 8,061 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Eishorn. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Eishorn
How tall is Eishorn?
8,061 ft (2,457 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Eishorn?
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.
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route20 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route25 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route31 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route46 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route56 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jungfrau13,642 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route68 mi awayPhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Beverin PintgSummitPhoto: Clemens Pohl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
Piz BeverinSummitPhoto: Staublex, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- ParpeinaHiking1.6 mi
- MasüggMountain biking1.8 mi
Hoch BüelSummitPhoto: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Ob MasüggHiking2 mi
RaniaCampingPhoto: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Alp NurdagnHut camping3.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Beverin PintgSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Clemens Pohl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz BeverinSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Staublex, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hoch BüelSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz TarantschunSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Caumasee at de.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz TufSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
BruschghornSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: selber, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz CalandariSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Caumasee at de.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gelbhorn - Piz MellenSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
TgumaSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Muttner HornSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
RaniaCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Alp NurdagnHut camping · ~6 min drive
Graubünden Bike - Etappe 8 (Lenzerheide - Thusis)Mountain biking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- RofflafallWaterfall · ~9 min drive
- Piz TomülSki touring · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Eishorn
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
19° / 2°
15 wet
Feb
22° / 4°
14 wet
Mar
28° / 12°
17 wet
Apr
34° / 18°
18 wet
May
43° / 26°
19 wet
Jun
51° / 32°
19 wet
Jul
56° / 37°
19 wet
Aug
55° / 37°
19 wet
Sep
49° / 31°
16 wet
Oct
41° / 24°
15 wet
Nov
28° / 12°
16 wet
Dec
20° / 3°
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 7,454 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 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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