Pizzatsch
- 9,459 ft
- summit
Pizzatsch is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 9,460 ft (2,883 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 Celerina, about 1.9 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Piz Padella, Las Trais Fluors and Piz dal Büz. For camping, TCS Camping Samedan and Camping Gravatscha are within about 6 miles. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 52°F (11°C) and lows about 34°F (1°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 13°F (-11°C) and lows about -4°F (-20°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
- 9,459 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Pizzatsch. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Pizzatsch
How tall is Pizzatsch?
9,459 ft (2,883 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Pizzatsch?
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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Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route38 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Presanella11,667 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route45 mi awayPhoto: Grasso83, 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)- Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route55 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz PadellaSummitPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Las Trais FluorsSummitPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Trais Fluors TrailMountain biking0.8 mi
- ClavadatschMountain biking0.8 mi
Quattro Bar CorvigliaHut campingPhoto: Zaschid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi- Alpina HütteHut camping1.8 mi
Cascada da BerninaWaterfallPhoto: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Sagl d'ArpigliaWaterfallPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Piz PadellaSummit · Next doorPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Las Trais FluorsSummit · Next doorPhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz OtSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Armin Vogel, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cho d'VallettaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz SaluverSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Murdockcrc, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sass CorvigliaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Andreas Faessler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz SchlattainSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz GrischSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz NairSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DschimelsSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Quattro Bar CorvigliaHut camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Zaschid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Nair TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Andreas Faessler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Vietta Alp da StazCross-country skiing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Veja Alp ZavrettaHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SilvaplanaCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: FinlayCox143, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Pizzatsch
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
13° / -4°
15 wet
Feb
16° / -2°
14 wet
Mar
23° / 6°
17 wet
Apr
28° / 14°
19 wet
May
38° / 22°
19 wet
Jun
46° / 28°
19 wet
Jul
52° / 34°
19 wet
Aug
51° / 34°
19 wet
Sep
44° / 28°
16 wet
Oct
36° / 20°
15 wet
Nov
24° / 8°
16 wet
Dec
15° / -2°
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 8,796 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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