Piz Bernina
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Bernina Range · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Piz Bernina is a 13,284 ft summit in the Bernina Range (Switzerland). PeakAtlas rates it snow / glacier (Alpine glacier); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Pontresina (8.0 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
- 13,284 ft
- Prominence
- 7,336 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Snow / glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Pontresina · 8.0 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 Piz Bernina, and what do you need before you go?
Piz Bernina 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
- Pontresina, Graubünden
How tall is Piz Bernina, and where is it?
- Location
- Graubünden, Switzerland
- Elevation
- 13,284 ft
- Prominence
- 7,336 ft
- Mountain range
- Bernina Range
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
What makes Piz Bernina notable?
Easternmost 4000er of the Alps — the Bernina high point above Pontresina.
Piz Bernina is the highest summit of the Eastern Alps and the easternmost Alpine 4000er. The normal Spallagrat / Biancograt approaches from Diavolezza or the Tschierva Hut combine glacier travel with an airy final ridge. Stage in Pontresina or St. Moritz.
After you check trip readiness for Piz Bernina, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Bernina Range, Graubünden, Switzerland.
Closest places
- Pontresina — Graubünden via Diavolezza / Val Roseg
Notable trails & routes
- Spallagrat normal
- Biancograt