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Muttler

3,294m

Samnaun Alps

Summit weather

3D view drawn from Copernicus WorldDEM-30 (© DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA) and Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH, CC BY 4.0

Elevation
3,294m
Prominence
701m
Isolation
11km
Relief
1,780mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
55°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit
46.9006°N, 10.3786°E

Mountain

Muttler is a mountain in the Samnaun Alps (Switzerland). Its summit stands 3,294 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 701 m, and the nearest higher ground is 11 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,514 m), it rises 1,780 m. The steepest side is the north-east face: 39° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 55° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Nauders, 9 km away at 1,343 m: 1,951 m below the summit.

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Scores

Muttler 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

8.1/10

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.

  • 2.5/2.576 waymarked routes and 17 path sections nearby
  • 0.2/1.51 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/21,951 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.2/1.5701 m of prominence
  • 1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 0.6/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

9.6/10

  • 4.0/4584 km of downhill runs
  • 1.5/1.579 ski lifts
  • 1.1/1.51,100 m between the lowest and highest lift station
  • 3.0/37 months of snow at about 2,328 m

Runs by difficulty

  • Beginner 6 km
  • Easy 170 km
  • Intermediate 285 km
  • Difficult 82 km
  • Freeride 14 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 2,328 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from November to May (some years from October 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

79 lifts · lift stations from 1,778 to 2,878 m · 57 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.

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Snow

When there is snow on Muttler

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit3,294 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 up2,318 msnow from November to May (some years from October to May)
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 monthNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Nauders1,343 msnow from December to April (some years from November 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 snowSnow some of the timeSnow 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

Muttler, 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 -22 °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 4,500 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, February is the driest month (50 mm) and August the wettest (167 mm).

0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 m5,000 mSUMMIT · 3,294 mNAUDERS · 1,343 mJanuary: 1,270 mFebruary: 1,380 mMarch: 1,950 mApril: 2,820 mMay: 3,590 mJune: 4,250 mJuly: 4,500 mAugust: 4,440 mSeptember: 3,790 mOctober: 3,160 mNovember: 2,190 mDecember: 1,470 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °CNauders high °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-13-2201,27064123.3
February-12-2201,38050114.6
March-9-1841,95067155.5
April-3-13102,82075166.0
May2-8153,590126216.0
June6-4194,250152217.0
July8-2204,500151217.3
August7-3204,440167206.8
September3-6163,790106165.5
October-1-10123,16085144.6
November-7-1562,19072143.1
December-12-2011,47065132.8

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 2,008 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. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east
3,294 m1,070 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
3,294 m1,130 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 27°NNE: 39°NEE: 31°ESE: 27°SES: 26°SSW: 28°SWW: 25°WNW: 34°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 Muttler

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

Muttler 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 Greitspitzbahn at 2,878 m — just 416 m below the summit.

  • 1mountain huts and shelters

    Kobler Alm (1,921 m)

  • 16cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways

    Zeblasbahn, Palinkopfbahn, Greitspitzbahn, Viderjochbahn 2 and 12 more

  • 8ski areas

    Ischgl-Samnaun, Schöneben - Belpiano, Scuol Motta Naluns, Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun and 4 more

  • 76waymarked hiking routes

    Senda Scuol-Samnaun, Via Engiadina, Via Engiadina - Etappe 5, Rotes Seeli - Rossbodenjoch and 72 more

  • —via ferratas
  • 2climbing crags and routes

    Klettergarten Pflanzgarten, Nauders

  • —named glaciers
  • 7viewpoints

    Schöpfwarte, Che d'Mot, Piz Munschuns, Innblick and 3 more

  • 2campsites

    Stellplatz Samnaun, Camping Arina

  • 205hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    Hotel Cresta, Hotel Romantica, Pension Arina, Casa Staila and 201 more

  • 76restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

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

T1T2T3
  • T1 hiking
  • T2 mountain hiking
  • T3 demanding mountain hiking

Towns at the foot

  • Nauders9 km · 1,343 m
  • Scuol13 km · 1,250 m
  • Ischgl14 km · 1,378 m
  • Pfunds15 km · 992 m
  • Curon Venosta16 km · 1,520 m
  • Galtür16 km · 1,592 m
  • Kappl18 km · 1,321 m
  • See21 km · 1,036 m

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

SamnaunAlps
ZachT · Public domain
Muttler Mountain
AJ 2004 · Public domain
Muttler vom Apltrider Sattel
Clever Clog · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-13-12-9-326873-1-7-12
2020+2.6+2.7+1.3+3.2+0.5−1.5+0.4+1.1+1.5−2.5+3.7−0.1
2021−1.8+2.4−1.3−2.7−2.9+1.6+0.1−1.4+2.4−1.1−0.8+0.9
2022+0.8+1.3+2.4+0.4+2.2+2.9+1.9+1.4−1.1+3.4+0.5+1.1
2023+0.6+3.1+2.9−1.7−0.1+1.4+1.1+1.0+4.8+2.9−2.3+2.0
2024+1.8+3.4+1.3−0.9−0.1+0.1+2.1+3.3−0.8+1.3+2.1+1.5
2025+1.7+3.2+3.3+2.9−0.3+4.2−1.4+0.7+1.2−1.0−0.1+2.8

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q473561) · 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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