Vorder Grauspitz
- 8,527 ft
- summit
Vorder Grauspitz is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,530 ft (2,599 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 Fläsch, about 3.7 miles northeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hinter Grauspitz, Falknis and Sunnaspitz. Hochfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Bad Ragaz and Waldcamping Landquart are within about 6 miles. It sits on the border between Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is part of the Rätikon. Its topographic prominence, the height it rises above the lowest col linking it to higher ground, is about 1,160 ft (353 m). The nearest higher summit is about 3.8 miles away. These details come from Wikidata. 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
- 8,527 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Vorder Grauspitz. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Vorder Grauspitz
How tall is Vorder Grauspitz?
8,527 ft (2,599 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Vorder Grauspitz?
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 route46 mi awayPhoto: Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route49 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ortler12,812 ft · Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy1 route59 mi awayPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route62 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wildspitze12,362 ft · Tyrol, Austria1 route62 mi awayPhoto: Pirmin Olde Weghuis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hinter GrauspitzSummitPhoto: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
FalknisSummitPhoto: Pasc22, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi- Enderlinhütte SACHiking1.7 mi
- BartümeljochwegHiking1.7 mi
PfälzerhütteHut campingPhoto: ANKAWÜ, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
Pflanzenschutzgebiet Nenzinger HimmelState parkPhoto: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.8 mi
StüberfallWaterfallPhoto: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi
Camping Bad RagazCampingPhoto: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Hinter GrauspitzSummit · Next doorPhoto: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
FalknisSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Pasc22, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)GlegghornSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: David Adamson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
MazorakopfSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Kristian Thy from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
NaafkopfSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: PhonoPhil, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
GorfionSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: 32-Fuß-Freak, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
VilanSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Bernina, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)Regitzer SpitzSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
StrahleckSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)SalaruelkopfSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Svickova, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Enderlinhütte SACHiking · ~3 min drive
StüberfallWaterfall · ~6 min drivePhoto: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Camping Bad RagazCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Vitaparcours Mels - Sargans - ViltersMountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Vorder Grauspitz
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
20° / 3°
15 wet
Feb
23° / 4°
14 wet
Mar
28° / 10°
16 wet
Apr
34° / 16°
16 wet
May
44° / 24°
18 wet
Jun
49° / 30°
17 wet
Jul
54° / 35°
18 wet
Aug
53° / 35°
18 wet
Sep
47° / 30°
15 wet
Oct
41° / 23°
14 wet
Nov
29° / 12°
15 wet
Dec
21° / 4°
16 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 7,457 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 1,100 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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