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Hinter Fiescherhorn

4,025m

Jungfrau-Fiescherhorn Group

Summit weather

Loïc Perrin · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
4,025m
Prominence
102m
Isolation
0.7km
Relief
2,437mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
62°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit
46.5464°N, 8.0678°E

Mountain in the Bernese Alps

Hinter Fiescherhorn is a mountain in the Jungfrau-Fiescherhorn Group (Switzerland). Its summit stands 4,025 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 102 m.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,588 m), it rises 2,437 m. The steepest side is the east face: 32° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 62° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Grindelwald, 9 km away at 1,047 m: 2,978 m below the summit.

Read more on Wikipedia

Scores

Hinter Fiescherhorn 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

8.3/10

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.

  • 1.7/2.58 waymarked routes and 15 path sections nearby
  • 1.5/1.510 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/22,978 m of ascent from the valley
  • 0.9/1.5102 m of prominence
  • 1.2/1.55 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

8.7/10

  • 3.7/4205 km of downhill runs
  • 1.5/1.540 ski lifts
  • 0.4/1.5437 m between the lowest and highest lift station
  • 3.0/37 months of snow at about 1,926 m

Runs by difficulty

  • Beginner 1 km
  • Easy 83 km
  • Intermediate 94 km
  • Difficult 20 km
  • Expert 3 km
  • Freeride 2 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,926 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from November to May.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

40 lifts · lift stations from 1,707 to 2,144 m · 8 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

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Snow

When there is snow on Hinter Fiescherhorn

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit4,025 msnow all year round
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,536 msnow from October to June
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Grindelwald1,047 msnow from December to April
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow 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

Hinter Fiescherhorn, 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 2 °C; on January nights it falls to about -26 °C. In 9 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 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 mSUMMIT · 4,025 mGRINDELWALD · 1,047 mJanuary: 1,220 mFebruary: 1,350 mMarch: 1,840 mApril: 2,580 mMay: 3,390 mJune: 4,130 mJuly: 4,410 mAugust: 4,350 mSeptember: 3,750 mOctober: 3,050 mNovember: 2,070 mDecember: 1,390 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °CGrindelwald high °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-18-2611,22081144.1
February-17-2621,35069125.5
March-14-2251,84089156.4
April-9-17102,580103165.9
May-4-13153,390154205.7
June1-8204,130151207.4
July2-6224,410148197.9
August2-7214,350165187.1
September-2-11183,750106166.1
October-6-14133,050107154.7
November-13-1972,070114163.4
December-17-2521,39092153.4

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
4,025 m2,527 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
4,025 m1,577 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 24°NNE: 18°NEE: 32°ESE: 29°SES: 24°SSW: 31°SWW: 29°WNW: 10°NW

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

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Hinter Fiescherhorn

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

Hinter Fiescherhorn seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

A lift reaches Fallboden (Sesselbahn) at 2,144 m — just 1,881 m below the summit.

  • 10mountain huts and shelters

    Guggihütte (2,791 m), Eiger-Ostegghütte (2,320 m), Finsteraarhornhütte (3,048 m), Mönchsjochhütte (3,650 m) and 6 more

  • 10cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways

    Pfingsteggbahn, Arven, Sesselbahn Männlichen, Läger and 6 more

  • 6ski areas

    First – Grindelwald, Jungfraujoch Snow Fun Park, Grindelwald - Wengen, Grindelwald - Männlichen (Schlittelpiste) and 2 more

  • 8waymarked hiking routes

    Eigertrail, Zustieg Ostegghütte, Via Alpina, Eiger Trail and 4 more

  • 3via ferratas

    Klettersteig Rotstock, Klettersteig Ostegghütte

  • 2climbing crags and routes

    Klettergarten Eigergletscher, Klettergarten Gletscherschlucht

  • 36named glaciers

    Unteres Eismeer, Chielouwenengletscher, Kalligletscher, Strahleggfirn and 32 more

  • 15viewpoints

    Panorama-Webcam Jungfraujoch, Bänisegg and 13 more

  • —campsites
  • 47hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    Aspen Hotel, Waldrand, Lehmann's Herberge, Hotel Bodmi and 43 more

  • 55restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

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

T2T4T5T6
  • T2 mountain hiking
  • T4 alpine hiking
  • T5 demanding alpine hiking
  • T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

  • Grindelwald9 km · 1,047 m
  • Lauterbrunnen13 km · 787 m
  • Fiesch17 km · 1,052 m
  • Wilderswil20 km · 598 m
  • Bönigen21 km · 569 m
  • Matten21 km · 576 m
  • Ringgenberg22 km · 603 m
  • Interlaken22 km · 570 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

"Station Eggishorn's area's sight toward "Fieschhorn" ^ "Fieschgletscher" on summer - panoramio
Picea Abies · CC BY-SA 3.0
5384 - Grindelwald - Eiger, Mönch, Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-18-17-14-9-4122-2-6-13-17
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

Nearby

More mountains nearby

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q30527) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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