Mount Vesuvius 3D Terrain Model
Mount Vesuvius above the Bay of Naples, at 1,281 m the only active volcano on mainland Europe and the destroyer of Pompeii in AD 79. Export it as a printable STL, OBJ, DAE or Rhino 3DM file for free.
- Coverage
- Campania, Italy (Naples)
- Coordinates
- 40.82°N 14.42°E
- Model area
- ≈ 94 km²
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About this place
Mount Vesuvius rises to 1,281 m on the Bay of Naples in Campania, southern Italy, and is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Its summit cone — the Gran Cono — grew inside the caldera of an older, larger volcano whose surviving northern rim, Monte Somma, still walls it in; the whole massif lies within Vesuvius National Park, ringed by vineyards that thrive on its volcanic soil. The mountain's place in history was fixed in AD 79, when a Plinian eruption buried Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis under ash and pyroclastic flows. The event is known in detail from the letters of Pliny the Younger, who watched it from across the bay, and whose uncle — the naturalist Pliny the Elder — died during the rescue attempt at Stabiae; eruptions of this style are named after him. Vesuvius has erupted many times since, notably in 1631 and 1906, most recently in March 1944 during the Second World War. Since then it has been quiet, with only fumaroles steaming on the crater floor, but it is watched closely: some three million people live within reach of its slopes, in Ercolano, Torre del Greco and the eastern suburbs of Naples, making it one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth.
How to use
For hiking & outdoor
Use the 3D view to read ridgelines, relief and the overall shape of the terrain before a trip. It is a static elevation model for reference only; it is not live navigation, routing or safety guidance.
For 3D printing
Download the model as STL, OBJ, DAE or Rhino 3DM and open it in your slicer or CAD tool. Files carry terrain geometry only; printability, scale and mesh quality depend on how you slice them and are not guaranteed here.
