Rothorn
- 7,749 ft
- summit
Rothorn is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 7,750 ft (2,362 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 Fatschél, about 3.3 miles north of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Höchstelli, Stelli and Hochwang. Hirschfall is within about 3 miles. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 57°F (14°C) and lows about 38°F (3°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 21°F (-6°C) and lows about 4°F (-16°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
- 7,749 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Rothorn. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Rothorn
How tall is Rothorn?
7,749 ft (2,362 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Rothorn?
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.
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route35 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route37 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rheinwaldhorn11,161 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route40 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route50 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 route58 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route61 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
HochwangSummitPhoto: Walter45, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Alpe Zanutsch VordersässHut camping1.5 mi
DängelstöckSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
Ratoser SteiSummitPhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- ChadschlagHut camping2.3 mi
Skihaus HochwangHut campingPhoto: Walter45, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- Schanfigger Höhenweg - Etappe 3Hiking5.1 mi
- TrittHiking5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HochwangSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Walter45, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
DängelstöckSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ratoser SteiSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
CunggelSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
MontalinSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Caumasee at de.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mattjisch HornSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- HöchstelliSummit · Next door
- StelliSummit · ~2 min drive
- EdelwischopfSummit · ~3 min drive
- Tüfelsch ChopfSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
Skihaus HochwangHut camping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Walter45, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- HirschfallWaterfall · ~5 min drive
- Schanfigger Höhenweg - Etappe 3Hiking · ~9 min drive
Waldcamping LandquartCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hörnli TrailMountain biking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Rothorn
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
21° / 4°
15 wet
Feb
25° / 6°
14 wet
Mar
30° / 13°
17 wet
Apr
36° / 19°
19 wet
May
46° / 27°
19 wet
Jun
53° / 33°
19 wet
Jul
57° / 38°
19 wet
Aug
57° / 38°
19 wet
Sep
50° / 32°
16 wet
Oct
44° / 26°
15 wet
Nov
31° / 13°
16 wet
Dec
22° / 5°
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 6,834 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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