Rossfallenspitz
- 8,638 ft
- summit
Rossfallenspitz is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,640 ft (2,633 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 Vättis, about 1.6 miles east of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Haldensteiner Calanda, Berger Calanda and Brotjoggli. For camping, Dunkla Stei and Camp Au Chur are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Landquart Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 52°F (11°C) and lows about 32°F (0°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 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
- 8,638 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Rossfallenspitz. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Rossfallenspitz
How tall is Rossfallenspitz?
8,638 ft (2,633 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Rossfallenspitz?
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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Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route42 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route53 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route58 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 route66 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Haldensteiner CalandaSummitPhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Dunkla SteiCamping1.6 mi
CalandahütteHut campingPhoto: David Büsser (Groeberman at de.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
DrachenbergSummitPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.4 mi- DalpwegMountain biking3.4 mi
- Chimmispitz FlowtrailMountain biking3.7 mi
PiltschinabachfallWaterfallPhoto: PantaRhei, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.7 mi
Naturbad CrestaseeBeachPhoto: scudici, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Haldensteiner CalandaSummit · Next doorPhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Felsberger CalandaSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Taminser CalandaSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DrachenbergSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tuma CastéSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PizalunSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
MittenbergSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Berger CalandaSummit · ~1 min drive
- BrotjoggliSummit · ~2 min drive
- StelliSummit · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
CalandahütteHut camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: David Büsser (Groeberman at de.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Camp Au ChurCamping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- DalpwegMountain biking · ~6 min drive
- BettlerwegHiking · ~9 min drive
PiltschinabachfallWaterfall · ~11 min drivePhoto: PantaRhei, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Rossfallenspitz
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
25° / 8°
17 wet
Apr
31° / 14°
18 wet
May
41° / 22°
19 wet
Jun
47° / 28°
19 wet
Jul
52° / 32°
19 wet
Aug
51° / 32°
19 wet
Sep
45° / 27°
16 wet
Oct
39° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
26° / 9°
16 wet
Dec
18° / 1°
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 8,241 ft), not measured at a weather station. 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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