Nature · Bavaria and Tyrol · summit surface section
Zugspitze: terrain elevation and local relief
Zugspitze uses an approximately 2,949-meter surface estimate in EGM2008 from Copernicus GLO-30. The bounded terrain section has about 2,093 meters of local relief above its lowest sampled point. Published summit surveys are separate references.
≈ 2,949 m
Data-derived estimate- Measurement
- Highest sampled surface in the documented Copernicus terrain section · EGM2008
- Subject or version
- Bavaria and Tyrol · summit surface section
- In feet, rounded
- 9,676.5 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
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Terrain boundary, base and datum
- Vertical reference
- EGM2008. Published surveys are separate; no datum conversion is applied.
- Highest sampled surface
- 2949.4 m at 47.421111°, 10.984722°.
- Local base
- 855.9 m at 47.452222°, 10.922778°. Lowest sampled point within this bounded terrain section.
- Section bounds in WGS84-G1150
- West 10.913194°, east 11.059028°; south 47.389861°, north 47.452917°.
- View and scale
- Orthographic map section facing north. Equal horizontal and vertical map scales. Approximate grid spacing: 21.0 m east-west and 30.9 m north-south. Lower and surrounding terrain omitted.
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A little more perspective
The Zugspitzbahn operator identifies the Zugspitze summit at 2,962 meters. This section’s highest Copernicus surface sample is about 2,949 meters in EGM2008. Buildings around the summit can contribute to a surface model, but this record does not define a height to the top of the summit cross or a cableway structure. The geographic boundary and sampled maximum remain visible in the reference details.
The local-relief view subtracts the lowest sampled point in this section: 855.9 meters at 47.452222° latitude, 10.922778° longitude. This produces about 2,093 meters of relief within the stated boundary. It is not a universal mountain base, a route’s total ascent, or topographic prominence.
The rendered surface uses the public 2021 Copernicus release, primarily based on TanDEM-X observations from 2011–2015 with infill from other sources. It is a surface model rather than a current bare-earth survey. Neutral shading explains the geometry without claiming a snow season or photographic ground texture. No datum conversion or summit correction is applied.
Quick facts
Zugspitze uses an approximately 2,949-meter surface estimate in EGM2008 from Copernicus GLO-30. The bounded terrain section has about 2,093 meters of local relief above its lowest sampled point. Published summit surveys are separate references.
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Sources and measurement notes
- Bayerische Zugspitzbahn: Zugspitze data and facts
- Copernicus DEM: dataset definition, datums and attribution
- Public Copernicus GLO-30 release documentation
- Wikidata: summit-area identity and initial coordinate
- Copernicus source terrain tile 1 (GeoTIFF)
- Copernicus source terrain tile 2 (GeoTIFF)
The operator’s 2,962-meter summit reference is separate from the approximately 2,949-meter sampled surface. A mountain elevation must not silently become the height of its highest installed structure.
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