Matterhorn Summit Cross

CHEUREFotherburied#18
Latitude
45.976300°
Longitude
7.658500°
Ellipsoidal h
4478.00 m
Ortho h
4430.00 m
Verifications
6
Last checked
Never
Summit cross with small Swiss Federal Office of Topography plate. Often buried under winter snow.

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Matterhorn Summit Cross is a other located in Switzerland, catalogued in the EUREF dataset. The point has been assigned the stable identifier #18 on SurveyingPedia and sits at an approximate elevation of 4430.0 metres. Its coordinates in WGS84 are 45.976300°, 7.658500°, corresponding to 45° 58′ 34.68″ N, 7° 39′ 30.60″ E in the traditional degrees-minutes-seconds format. This page is a self-updating reference — all data is aggregated from public open sources and cross-checked periodically against the originating agency.

Professional surveyors, engineers, and topographers use points like Matterhorn Summit Cross to anchor total-station traverses, verify GNSS/RTK solutions, calibrate levelling instruments, and validate survey deliverables against known coordinates. The record on this page is refreshed daily via automated pipelines that monitor the public sources for any updates, corrections, or status changes.

Coordinate formats

WGS84 (decimal)45.976300, 7.658500
WGS84 (DMS)45° 58′ 34.68″ N, 7° 39′ 30.60″ E
UTM zone (approx.)Zone 32N (approx.)
Elevation4430.00 m
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Geodetic context in Switzerland

The national geodetic reference in Switzerland is maintained by Swisstopo. The active datum is CH1903+ / LV95. Coordinates shown on this page are expressed in WGS84 (ETRF/ITRF-compatible) which is directly usable in most modern GNSS receivers. For cadastral work in Switzerland you may need to convert to the local datum using the Coordinate Hub.

Browse the full list of indexed control points in Switzerland from the country page.

Nearby benchmarks

The closest 6 indexed control points within roughly 50 km of this location:

GeoNames topographic database · mountain
Matterhorn
0.0 km away · CH
GeoNames topographic database · mountain peak
Colle del Breuil
1.0 km away · CH
GeoNames topographic database · ridge
Zmuttgrat
1.1 km away · CH
GeoNames topographic database · mountain pass
Sattelti
2.0 km away · CH
GeoNames topographic database · mountain peak
Hirli
3.3 km away · CH
GeoNames topographic database · mountain peak
Hörnli
3.3 km away · CH

Frequently asked questions

What is Matterhorn Summit Cross?

Matterhorn Summit Cross is a other located in Switzerland, catalogued in the EUREF network. It has the public identifier #18 and sits at an elevation of 4430.0 metres. The point is used for geodetic reference, topographic surveys, and related measurement workflows.

Where are the exact coordinates of Matterhorn Summit Cross?

The position of Matterhorn Summit Cross in WGS84 is 45.976300°, 7.658500° (decimal), or 45° 58′ 34.68″ N, 7° 39′ 30.60″ E in degrees-minutes-seconds. For planar surveys in Switzerland this falls approximately in UTM Zone 32N (approx.).

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Is this point verified and usable for professional surveying?

This record has been community-verified 6 times. Data quality depends on the source: NGS and official national agency points are typically centimetre-accurate, OpenStreetMap survey points are metre-accurate, and GeoNames topographic landmarks (peaks, hills) are reference-grade only. Always cross-reference with the original agency datasheet before using this point for cadastral, legal, or safety-critical work.