Switzerland · European Alps4,634 m (15,203 ft)Dufourspitze 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Dufourspitze. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Total vertical rise from Base Camp (Estimated) (2,780m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 45°56′13″ N, 7°52′00″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Dufourspitze
The Dufourspitze (4,634 m / 15,203 ft) is the highest peak in Switzerland and the second-highest summit in the Alps, surpassed only by Mont Blanc. It forms the crowning summit of the Monte Rosa massif, a vast fortress of Pennine granite straddling the Swiss-Italian border above Zermatt and Gressoney. Named in honor of Guillaume-Henri Dufour, the Swiss Federal Army general who created the first modern topographic map of Switzerland, the Dufourspitze was first climbed on August 1, 1855, by a party led by the brothers J.G. and C. Smyth with guides Matthäus and Johannes Zumtaugwald, Ulrich Lauener, and Johann and Stephan Biner.