Mountain · Switzerland · Pennine Alps
Bishorn
Elevation
4,151 m
#1,127
in the world
#29
in Switzerland
90 m
prominence
Bishorn is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 4,151 m, the 29th highest in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.
Where it is
Bishorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.
Key facts
Elevation
4,151 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
90 m
Isolation
0.8 km
Type
Mountain
Range
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.118, 7.715
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Gendarme | 4,331 m | 1.2 km |
| Tête de Milon | 3,692 m | 1.8 km |
| Weisshorn | 4,505 m | 1.9 km |
| Brunegghorn | 3,831 m | 2.5 km |
| Schalihorn | 3,974 m | 3.8 km |
| Pointe d'Arpitetta | 3,133 m | 3.8 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Bishorn.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierre | Switzerland | 16,790 | 24 km |
| Sitten | Switzerland | 34,708 | 30 km |
| Domodossola | Italy | 17,778 | 45 km |
| Martigny-Ville | Switzerland | 18,301 | 50 km |
| Aosta | Italy | 35,261 | 52 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.