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Bec des Rosses

Elevation
3,223 m
#3,178
in the world
#285
in Switzerland
283 m
prominence

Bec des Rosses is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,223 m, the 285th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Isolation
2.5 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#124 in the range
Nearest town
18 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Bec des Rosses

Bec des Rosses lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,223 m (10,574 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
283 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.072, 7.300

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#285of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#124of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,178of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mont Fort3,329 m1.7 km
Mont Gelé3,023 m3.2 km
Rosablanche3,336 m4.4 km
Le Parrain3,258 m4.9 km
Le Métailler3,212 m5.9 km
Becca de Corbassière2,690 m6.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Bec des Rosses.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SittenSwitzerland34,70818 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30118 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79031 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77734 km
AostaItaly35,26137 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.