Mountain·Italy / Switzerland

Pizzo Tambò

3,279m

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Elevation: 3,279m
Prominence: 1,166m
Isolation: 17km
Relief: 1,780mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 63°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit: 46.4969°N, 9.2828°E

Mountain in Italy and Switzerland

Pizzo Tambò is a mountain in Italy. Its summit stands 3,279 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 1,166 m, and the nearest higher ground is 17 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,499 m), it rises 1,780 m. The steepest side is the north-west face: 40° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 63° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Hinterrhein, 8 km away at 1,668 m: 1,611 m below the summit.

Pizzo Tambò 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

9.0/10

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.

2.4/2.519 waymarked routes and 69 path sections nearby
1.5/1.511 huts and shelters
1.6/21,611 m of ascent from the valley
1.3/1.51,166 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
0.6/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

8.1/10

3.2/497 km of downhill runs
1.2/1.531 ski lifts
0.7/1.5731 m between the lowest and highest lift station
3.0/37 months of snow at about 1,850 m

Runs by difficulty

Easy 40 km
Intermediate 36 km
Difficult 15 km
Freeride 5 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,850 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

31 lifts · lift stations from 1,484 to 2,215 m · 39 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 Pizzo Tambò

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
Summit3,279 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 up2,474 msnow 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 on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Hinterrhein1,668 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

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

Pizzo Tambò, 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 4,530 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, February is the driest month (55 mm) and August the wettest (166 mm).

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

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Hinterrhein high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-13	-22	-3	1,240	64	11	4.1
February	-12	-22	-2	1,360	55	10	5.5
March	-9	-18	1	1,840	73	12	6.4
April	-4	-12	6	2,590	98	15	5.9
May	1	-8	12	3,500	142	20	5.7
June	6	-4	17	4,270	148	20	7.4
July	8	-2	19	4,530	143	19	7.9
August	7	-2	18	4,420	166	18	7.1
September	4	-6	14	3,820	110	15	6.1
October	-1	-10	9	3,100	114	14	4.7
November	-8	-15	3	2,110	122	14	3.4
December	-12	-20	-2	1,420	77	13	3.4

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 2,037 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 Pizzo Tambò

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

A lift reaches Alpetli at 2,215 m — just 1,064 m below the summit.

11mountain huts and shelters
Rifugio Giovanni Bertacchi (2,171 m), Ristoro Larici, Rifugio Stuetta (1,890 m), Bivacco Val Loga (2,772 m) and 7 more
11cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Fracch-Confin, Blachtaboda, Tamboalp, Tanatzhöhi and 7 more
7ski areas
Skiarea Valchiavenna, Splügen, Pian Cales / San Bernardino, Confin / San Bernardino and 3 more
19waymarked hiking routes
Via Spluga, Ancubona - Alp de Rog, Ancubona - Alp de Pian Doss, Lagh Doss - Alp de Pian Doss and 15 more
—via ferratas
3climbing crags and routes
Turrasee, Bach, Surettawand
5named glaciers
Schwarzhorngletscher, Ghiacciaio di Suretta Sud, Ghiacciaio del Ferrè, Surettagletscher and 1 more
18viewpoints
Pizzo Tamborello, Cima di Val Loga Centrale, Pizzi dei Piani, Pizzo Latta and 14 more
6campsites
Stellplatz Montespluga, Camping Splügen, San Bernardino and 3 more
33hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Suretta, Weiss Kreuz, Walserhof, Casa Alpina di Motta and 29 more
41restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

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

T1T2T3T4

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

Towns at the foot

Hinterrhein8 km · 1,668 m
Pianazzo9 km · 1,405 m
Campodolcino12 km · 1,071 m
Mesocco12 km · 783 m
Vals Platz15 km · 1,252 m
Piuro21 km · 400 m
Prosto21 km · 395 m
Chiavenna22 km · 333 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

Einshorn (Nufenen) Spherical Panorama — Capricorn4049 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Guggernüll Tambo — Adrian Michael · CC BY 3.0

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	-9	-4	1	6	8	7	4	-1	-8	-12
2020	+1.9	+1.9	+0.4	+2.6	+2.0	−1.3	+1.1	+1.4	+1.2	−2.6	+3.7	−0.3
2021	−1.4	+2.1	−0.9	−3.6	−2.5	+0.9	−0.4	−0.6	+1.7	−0.7	−0.4	+0.7
2022	+1.0	+1.4	+1.2	+1.9	+2.9	+2.2	+2.3	+1.9	−0.9	+3.4	+0.5	+1.0
2023	+0.4	+2.1	+3.1	−0.1	+0.3	+1.2	+1.0	+1.1	+3.9	+3.1	−1.7	+2.1
2024	+1.5	+3.6	+1.3	−1.7	−0.8	−0.7	+1.7	+2.9	−1.8	+1.2	+2.2	+1.7
2025	+1.8	+2.0	+1.3	+3.0	+0.5	+4.0	−0.8	+1.4	+0.6	±0.0	−0.4	+2.5

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q15261) · 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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