Rieberg
- 9,715 ft
- summit
Rieberg is a mountain in Valais, Switzerland, with its summit at about 9,710 ft (2,961 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 Embd, about 2.3 miles west of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Borterhorn, Dreizehntenhorn and P2703. For camping, Grächbiel and Stellplatz Camp Bietschhorn are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Visp District. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 51°F (10°C) and lows about 32°F (0°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 10°F (-12°C) and lows about -3°F (-20°C). Precipitation falls on about 20 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
- 9,715 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Rieberg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Rieberg
How tall is Rieberg?
9,715 ft (2,961 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Rieberg?
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.
Weisshorn14,780 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route8.8 mi awayPhoto: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dom14,915 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route9.5 mi awayPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Weissmies13,166 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route13 mi awayPhoto: Michael Schmid, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dent Blanche14,295 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route15 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Matterhorn14,692 ft · Aosta Valley, Italy1 route18 mi awayPhoto: Gianluca Miscione, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dufourspitze15,203 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route20 mi awayPhoto: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
AugstbordhornSummitPhoto: Dgerritzen, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- SeefeldwegHiking1.2 mi
SteitalhornSummitPhoto: NEUROtiker, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
- AlpverbindungswegHiking2.1 mi
- EbnetwegHiking2.3 mi
- GrächbielCamping2.9 mi
- Stellplatz Camp BietschhornCamping4.4 mi
Naturpark Pfyn-FingesState parkPhoto: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
AugstbordhornSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Dgerritzen, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)SteitalhornSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: NEUROtiker, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- BorterhornSummit · ~2 min drive
- DreizehntenhornSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchwarzhornSummit · ~2 min drive
- HornSummit · ~2 min drive
- Schwarzi BlatteSummit · ~3 min drive
- March ViolenhornSummit · ~3 min drive
- SchwarzhornSummit · ~3 min drive
- MällichSummit · ~3 min drive
Also worth it near here
- GrächbielCamping · ~5 min drive
Rundweg St. NiklausHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- BargjitrailMountain biking · ~6 min drive
- Bei ChilcherliWaterfall · ~8 min drive
TopalihütteHut camping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Jean-Louis Pitteloud, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Rieberg
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
10° / -3°
15 wet
Feb
15° / -1°
14 wet
Mar
21° / 5°
17 wet
Apr
27° / 13°
19 wet
May
36° / 20°
20 wet
Jun
45° / 27°
19 wet
Jul
51° / 32°
18 wet
Aug
50° / 32°
18 wet
Sep
44° / 25°
17 wet
Oct
35° / 17°
16 wet
Nov
21° / 5°
17 wet
Dec
11° / -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 9,216 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors