Staffed mountain huts are tourism=alpine_hut, unstaffed shelters tourism=wilderness_hut. Many carry ele, capacity (beds) and operator.
The query
[out:json][timeout:60]; area["ISO3166-1"="CH"][admin_level=2]->.ch; nwr["tourism"~"^(alpine_hut|wilderness_hut)$"](area.ch); out center;
Run it
Live result from overpass.ch, cached for up to 12 hours. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
How it works
- One regular expression matches both hut types.
out center;gives a point for huts mapped as buildings.
Variations
- Huts of the Swiss Alpine Club: add
["operator"~"SAC"]. - With the altitude of every hut, highest first: see mountain huts and their altitude.
Run it from your code
curl https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter \
--data-urlencode 'data@query.overpassql'
import requests
query = open("query.overpassql").read()
r = requests.post("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter",
data={"data": query}, timeout=120)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json()["elements"][:3])
const res = await fetch("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter", {
method: "POST",
body: new URLSearchParams({ data: query }),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
console.log(await res.json());
Save the query as query.overpassql. It works the same in Overpass Turbo, QGIS and JOSM.