Mountain·Switzerland

Wildstrubel

3,244m

Wildstrubel Group

Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 3,244m
Prominence: 816m
Isolation: 8.7km
Relief: 1,909mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 49°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit: 46.4003°N, 7.5286°E

Mountain of the Bernese Alps

Wildstrubel is a mountain in the Wildstrubel Group (Switzerland). Its summit stands 3,244 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 816 m, and the nearest higher ground is 8.7 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,335 m), it rises 1,909 m. The steepest side is the west face: 30° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 49° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Leukerbad, 8 km away at 1,383 m: 1,861 m below the summit.

Wildstrubel 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

9.6/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Most path sections around the top are T4 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

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

2.5/2.587 waymarked routes and 143 path sections nearby
1.5/1.59 huts and shelters
1.9/21,861 m of ascent from the valley
1.3/1.5816 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

10.0/10

4.0/4350 km of downhill runs
1.5/1.5105 ski lifts
1.5/1.51,814 m between the lowest and highest lift station
3.0/37 months of snow at about 1,980 m

Runs by difficulty

Easy 122 km
Intermediate 168 km
Difficult 47 km
Freeride 12 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,980 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

105 lifts · lift stations from 1,073 to 2,887 m · 80 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 Wildstrubel

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
Summit3,244 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 up2,314 msnow from November to June (some years from October to June)	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	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Leukerbad1,383 msnow from December to April (some years from November to April)	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	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month

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

Wildstrubel, 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 7 °C; on January nights it falls to about -20 °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 4,330 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, February is the driest month (67 mm) and August the wettest (132 mm).

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

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Leukerbad high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-13	-20	-1	1,270	85	12	3.3
February	-12	-20	0	1,380	67	12	4.4
March	-8	-16	4	1,950	84	14	5.5
April	-3	-12	9	2,770	83	15	6.3
May	1	-8	13	3,430	130	18	6.6
June	5	-4	18	4,070	122	18	8.5
July	7	-2	19	4,330	125	17	8.9
August	7	-2	19	4,290	132	16	7.9
September	3	-6	15	3,700	84	14	6.9
October	-1	-10	11	3,100	87	13	5.0
November	-7	-15	5	2,100	87	14	3.1
December	-12	-19	0	1,440	92	14	2.6

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,550 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 Wildstrubel

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

A lift reaches Plaine-Morte at 2,887 m — just 357 m below the summit.

9mountain huts and shelters
Wildstrubelhütte (2,793 m), Üeschinenhütte (1,890 m), Cabane des Violettes (2,209 m), Ammertenhütte (1,830 m) and 5 more
31cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Stoss - Leiterli, Geils-Hahnenmoos, Geils-Luegli, Geils-Lavey and 27 more
9ski areas
Crans-Montana, Adelboden - Lenk, Anzère, Leukerbad (Torrent) and 5 more
87waymarked hiking routes
Iffigenalp-Stierenläger, Stierenläger-Rawilseeleni, Rawilseeleni-Rawilpass, Rawilpass-Wildstrubelhütte and 83 more
10via ferratas
Via Ferrata Dauberhorn, Kleiner Klettersteig Daubenhorn, Chäligang - Klettersteig, Erlebnisklettersteig and 6 more
21climbing crags and routes
Cry Baby, Panoramix, Les Violettes, Mondralèche and 17 more
10named glaciers
Lämmerengletscher, Wildstrubelgletscher, Strubelgletscher, Steghorngletscher and 6 more
25viewpoints
Obere Gemsfreiheit, Schwarzgrätli and 23 more
4campsites
Camping Sportarena Leukerbad, Seegarten, Hasenweide
131hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Chalet Wandelgrün, Rössli, Wildstrubel, Hotel des Alpes and 127 more
159restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

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

T1T2T3T4T5

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

Towns at the foot

Leukerbad8 km · 1,383 m
Lenk9 km · 1,067 m
Montana10 km · 1,495 m
Randogne10 km · 1,236 m
Salgesch10 km · 583 m
Adelboden10 km · 1,328 m
Crans-Montana10 km · 1,547 m
Varen11 km · 759 m

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Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Alpenpanorama von Adelboden — Barbara Steinemann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cross at the summit of the Wildstrubel (14988140964) — Björn S... · CC BY-SA 2.0

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	-8	-3	1	5	7	7	3	-1	-7	-12
2020	+2.4	+3.4	+1.0	+3.4	+1.3	−1.9	+0.6	+0.7	+1.3	−2.5	+3.3	−0.4
2021	−1.6	+3.1	+0.1	−1.6	−2.6	+1.3	−0.9	−1.4	+1.8	−0.3	−0.3	+1.0
2022	+1.2	+1.8	+2.5	+0.4	+2.5	+3.4	+3.2	+3.2	−0.1	+4.0	+0.9	+1.3
2023	+0.2	+3.1	+2.7	−1.4	+0.3	+1.6	+2.0	+2.0	+4.9	+3.2	−0.9	+1.5
2024	+2.0	+4.7	+1.8	−0.4	−0.3	+0.1	+1.7	+2.8	−1.2	+1.2	+2.1	+1.2
2025	+1.7	+2.9	+2.0	+2.6	+0.1	+4.0	−0.8	+1.7	+0.6	−1.0	+0.2	+2.4

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q15286) · 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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