Mountain·Italy / Switzerland

Wasenhorn

3,246m

Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 3,246m
Prominence: 476m
Isolation: 2.1km
Relief: 2,031mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 56°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit: 46.2664°N, 8.0850°E

Mountain

Wasenhorn is a mountain in Italy. Its summit stands 3,246 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 476 m, and the nearest higher ground is 2.1 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,215 m), it rises 2,031 m. The steepest side is the east face: 39° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 56° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Brig, 10 km away at 680 m: 2,566 m below the summit.

Wasenhorn for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

8.8/10

Difficulty to the top

Mountain walk

Most path sections around the top are T3 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

2.5/2.580 waymarked routes and 216 path sections nearby
1.0/1.54 huts and shelters
2.0/22,566 m of ascent from the valley
1.2/1.5476 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
0.6/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

8.6/10

3.1/488 km of downhill runs
1.2/1.532 ski lifts
1.2/1.51,230 m between the lowest and highest lift station
3.0/37 months of snow at about 1,655 m

Runs by difficulty

Easy 30 km
Intermediate 21 km
Difficult 13 km
Freeride 3 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,655 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from November to May.

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

32 lifts · lift stations from 1,040 to 2,270 m · 3 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

Plan your visit

Stay, climb and get there

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Snow

When there is snow on Wasenhorn

At the summit, snow all year round. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit3,246 msnow all year round	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up1,963 msnow from November to May	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Brig680 msnow from January to March (some years from December to March)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Wasenhorn, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 8 °C; on January nights it falls to about -21 °C. In 7 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,410 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, February is the driest month (69 mm) and August the wettest (165 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Brig high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-13	-21	4	1,220	81	14	4.1
February	-12	-21	4	1,350	69	12	5.5
March	-9	-17	8	1,840	89	15	6.4
April	-4	-12	12	2,580	103	16	5.9
May	1	-8	18	3,390	154	20	5.7
June	6	-3	22	4,130	151	20	7.4
July	8	-1	24	4,410	148	19	7.9
August	7	-2	24	4,350	165	18	7.1
September	3	-6	20	3,750	106	16	6.1
October	-1	-9	15	3,050	107	15	4.7
November	-8	-14	9	2,070	114	16	3.4
December	-12	-20	5	1,390	92	15	3.4

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,854 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. Heights drawn 2× taller than lengths, so the shape can be seen.

West – east

South – north

Steepness by direction

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Wasenhorn

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

A lift reaches 2,270 m — just 976 m below the summit.

4mountain huts and shelters
Monte Leone-Hütte (2,848 m), Bortelhütten (2,113 m), Rifugio Citta Di Arona (1,758 m), Nuovo Bivacco delle Guide “Beniamino Farello" (2,447 m)
3cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Gondelbahn Rosswald, Heiligkreuz-Chummibort, Funivia San Domenico - Ciamporino
6ski areas
San Domenico di Varzo, Rothwald/Wasenalp, Rosswald, Skiarea San Domenico and 2 more
80waymarked hiking routes
Rundweg Brigerberg, Bistinenpass-Simplonpass, Simplonpass-Simplon Dorf, ViaStockalper and 76 more
—via ferratas
9climbing crags and routes
Trämel, Elektra Massa, Guide, Baji and 5 more
9named glaciers
Alpjergletscher, Homattugletscher, Steinugletscher, Ghiacciao Mottiscia and 5 more
5viewpoints
Kreuz, Hohliecht and 3 more
5campsites
Stellplatz Simplonpass, Ponte Campo Scout Camping Area, Camping Geschina and 2 more
44hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Berghotel Klenenhorn, Alex, Bellevue, Touring and 40 more
81restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

216 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6

T1 hiking
T2 mountain hiking
T3 demanding mountain hiking
T4 alpine hiking
T5 demanding alpine hiking
T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

Brig10 km · 680 m
Naters10 km · 720 m
Trasquera11 km · 1,100 m
Visperterminen14 km · 1,328 m
Varzo14 km · 745 m
Fiesch15 km · 1,052 m
Visp16 km · 653 m
Stalden17 km · 777 m

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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Aletschgletscher und Märjelenseen — Paradise Chronicle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cabane Monte Leone — Woudloper · Public domain

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	-13	-12	-9	-4	1	6	8	7	3	-1	-8	-12
2020	+2.2	+2.9	+0.4	+2.8	+1.8	−1.7	+0.9	+0.7	+1.0	−2.5	+3.5	−0.6
2021	−1.4	+2.2	−0.3	−1.8	−2.5	+1.0	−0.6	−0.9	+1.7	−0.4	−0.2	+1.2
2022	+1.2	+1.6	+2.1	+1.2	+2.8	+2.8	+2.8	+2.3	−0.5	+3.8	+0.7	+1.0
2023	+0.2	+2.6	+2.9	−0.7	+0.3	+1.1	+1.6	+1.4	+4.0	+3.1	−1.1	+1.8
2024	+1.7	+4.1	+1.4	−0.8	−0.6	−0.1	+1.8	+2.9	−1.6	+1.1	+2.4	+1.9
2025	+1.7	+2.4	+1.4	+2.7	+0.5	+4.1	−0.8	+1.4	+0.7	−0.2	−0.1	+2.4

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q673978) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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