Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze)
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Pennine Alps · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) is a 15,203 ft summit in the Pennine Alps (Switzerland). PeakAtlas rates it snow / glacier (Alpine glacier); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Zermatt (10 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 15,203 ft
- Prominence
- 7,103 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Snow / glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Zermatt · 10 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze), and what do you need before you go?
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) is listed as Alpine glacier with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Zermatt, Valais
How tall is Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze), and where is it?
- Location
- Valais, Switzerland
- Elevation
- 15,203 ft
- Prominence
- 7,103 ft
- Mountain range
- Pennine Alps
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
What makes Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) notable?
Highest summit in Switzerland and second-highest in the Alps after Mont Blanc.
The Dufourspitze crowns the Monte Rosa massif on the Swiss–Italian border above Zermatt and Macugnaga. Standard approaches are long glacier climbs with crevasse hazard and high-camp logistics from the Monte Rosa Hut or Italian bivouacs. Treat it as a serious Pennine Alps expedition peak, not a day hike.
After you check trip readiness for Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze), explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Pennine Alps, Valais, Switzerland.
Closest places
- Zermatt — Valais via Gornergrat / Monte Rosa Hut approaches
Notable trails & routes
- Normal route via Monte Rosa Hut
- Italian east-wall approaches