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Mountain · Switzerland · Pennine Alps

Breithorn

Elevation
4,163 m
#1,106
in the world
#27
in Switzerland
438 m
prominence

Breithorn is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 4,163 m, the 27th highest in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Elevation
4,163 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
438 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
4.2 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,106
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Breithorn

Breithorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,163 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
438 m
Isolation
4.2 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Valais
Coordinates
45.941, 7.748

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#27of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#15of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,106of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Klein Matterhorn3,883 m1.4 km
Breithorn orientale4,141 m1.5 km
Gobba di Rollin3,899 m2.1 km
Roccia Nera4,074 m2.3 km
Mont de Saint Théodule3,468 m3.2 km
Testa Grigia3,479 m3.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Breithorn.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
AostaItaly35,26140 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79042 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70844 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77847 km
BiellaItaly43,03049 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.