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Balmahorn

Elevation
2,869 m
#4,639
in the world
#674
in Switzerland
97 m
prominence

Balmahorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,869 m, the 674th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#173 in the range
Nearest town
17 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Balmahorn

Balmahorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,869 m (9,413 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
97 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.138, 8.076

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#674of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#173of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,639of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Guggilihorn2,351 m3.2 km
Tällihorn3,447 m3.3 km
Pizzo Straciugo2,713 m3.5 km
Cima del Rosso2,624 m3.6 km
Wenghorn2,588 m4.9 km
Weissmies4,017 m5.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Balmahorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DomodossolaItaly17,77817 km
VerbaniaItaly31,07044 km
Pallanza-Intra-SunaItaly28,91144 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79045 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82456 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.