Valais, Switzerland
Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze)
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Pennine Alps · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Trip readiness
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Zermatt, Valais
Peak stats
- Location
- Valais, Switzerland
- Elevation
- 15,203 ft
- Prominence
- 7,103 ft
- Mountain range
- Pennine Alps
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
Geography & climbing context
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