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Aletschhorn

Elevation
4,193 m
#1,074
in the world
#24
in Switzerland
1,043 m
prominence

Aletschhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 4,193 m, the 24th highest in Switzerland, part of the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group.

Elevation
4,193 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,043 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
14 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,074
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Aletschhorn

Aletschhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,193 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,043 m
Isolation
14 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.465, 7.994

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#24of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group
#1of 26
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,074of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Sattelhorn3,744 m2.3 km
Dreieckhorn3,811 m2.5 km
Geisshorn3,740 m2.8 km
Rotstock3,699 m3.4 km
Grosses Fusshorn3,627 m3.9 km
Wysshorn3,545 m3.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Aletschhorn.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79040 km
ThunSwitzerland43,72343 km
SteffisburgSwitzerland15,70945 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77845 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70856 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.