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Birghorn

Elevation
3,243 m
#3,125
in the world
#276
in Switzerland
134 m
prominence

Birghorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,243 m, the 276th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group.

Isolation
5.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
Nearest town
27 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Birghorn

Birghorn lies in Switzerland, in Bern.

Key facts

Elevation
3,243 m (10,640 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
134 m
Type
Peak
Region
Bern
Coordinates
46.453, 7.789

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#276of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group
#18of 28
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,125of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Petersgrat3,207 m1.8 km
Sackhorn3,204 m2.3 km
Fründenhorn3,368 m3.6 km
Oeschinenhorn3,486 m3.8 km
Blüemlisalphorn3,660 m4.2 km
Hockenhorn3,293 m4.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Birghorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79027 km
ThunSwitzerland43,72336 km
SteffisburgSwitzerland15,70938 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70842 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77854 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.