Piz Ftur
- 9,915 ft
- summit
Piz Ftur is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 9,910 ft (3,022 m) above sea level. It stands inside Schweizerischer Nationalpark. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Zernez, about 5.4 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Piz Sampuoir, Piz Laschadurella and Piz Murters. It is part of the Sesvenna Range. Administratively, it is in Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 51°F (11°C) and lows about 32°F (0°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 12°F (-11°C) and lows about -4°F (-20°C). Precipitation falls on about 20 days in June, the wettest month, and about 15 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
- 9,915 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Piz Ftur. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Piz Ftur
How tall is Piz Ftur?
9,915 ft (3,022 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Piz Ftur?
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.
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route21 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route26 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route34 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Presanella11,667 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route39 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route57 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route62 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Plavna DadaintSummitPhoto: Markus Schwendimann, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi
Ils CuognsSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 miSchweizerischer NationalparkState parkPhoto: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
- Alp la ScheraHiking2.2 mi
- Naturfreundehaus Ova SpinHut camping2.5 mi
- ChamplönchHiking2.9 mi
- Chamanna CluozzaHut camping4.8 mi
Biosfera Val MüstairState parkPhoto: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Piz LaschadurellaSummit · Next doorPhoto: Wandersmaa, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Plavna DadaintSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Markus Schwendimann, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ils CuognsSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Muottas da GrimmelsSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz NunaSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz ForazSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Munt la ScheraSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Blechkatze, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz la ScheraSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: mstefano80, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Plavna DadoraSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz NairSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Alp la ScheraHiking · ~4 min drive
- GletschermühleWaterfall · ~10 min drive
- Sur En SuotCross-country skiing · ~10 min drive
Engiadina Bassa Etappe 1 (Susch – Ftan)Mountain biking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Chamonna LischanaHut camping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Nikizulu, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Piz Ftur
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
12° / -4°
16 wet
Feb
16° / -3°
15 wet
Mar
22° / 4°
18 wet
Apr
28° / 12°
19 wet
May
38° / 21°
19 wet
Jun
46° / 27°
20 wet
Jul
51° / 32°
20 wet
Aug
51° / 32°
20 wet
Sep
44° / 26°
17 wet
Oct
36° / 18°
15 wet
Nov
23° / 5°
16 wet
Dec
13° / -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 9,035 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 900 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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