Eiger 3D Terrain Relief
- Mountain range
- Bernese Alps
- Location
- Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- Elevation
- 13,015 ft · 3,967 m
A precision 3D-printed relief model of the Eiger and its north face, mounted on a solid wood base.
Not yet available
Eiger is on our list, but we have not built it yet. Every model is generated from elevation data and finished by hand, so we add them one at a time rather than all at once. Leave your email and we will tell you the moment it is ready.
Looking for a different mountain entirely? Request a custom peak.
Size comparison
All three sizes drawn to scale next to each other. Actual base footprint may run a little larger than the printed relief itself.
Specifications
- Range
- Bernese Alps
- Location
- Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- Elevation
- 13,015 ft · 3,967 m
- Sizes
- 10 × 10 cm · 15 × 15 cm · 20 × 20 cm
- Finishes
- Gray · White · Multicolor
- Material
- Matte PLA, a plant-based plastic
- Base
- Solid wood
- Source data
- swisstopo swissALTI3D
- Vertical scale
- Exaggerated slightly so the terrain reads clearly at model size
- Production
- Printed to order in the USA, 3–7 business days
How it is made
Every model starts as real elevation data. We take publicly available digital elevation models of the mountain, process the terrain in GIS software, and build the geometry from the actual topography. The north face, the Mittellegi ridge, and the pillars between them sit where they do in the real world, not where an artist decided they should go.
The Eiger's north face is the most storied wall in mountaineering: roughly 5,900 feet of concave limestone that generates its own weather. In relief the concavity is the thing to look for, because it is exactly what makes the face so difficult to retreat from once you are committed to it.
The relief is printed in matte PLA and finished by hand, then mounted to a wood base. Choose a single-color finish for a clean, sculptural look, or a multi-color finish colored from real satellite imagery, true to what the mountain actually looks like.
Made to order. Please allow 3 to 7 business days for production before shipping.
