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Breithorn orientale

Elevation
4,141 m
#1,141
in the world
#30
in Switzerland
120 m
prominence

Breithorn orientale is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 4,141 m, the 30th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

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

Where it is

Breithorn orientale

Breithorn orientale lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,141 m (13,586 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
120 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
45.938, 7.767

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#30of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#17of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,141of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Roccia Nera4,074 m0.8 km
Breithorn4,163 m1.5 km
Pollux4,089 m1.8 km
Castor4,225 m2.7 km
Klein Matterhorn3,883 m2.9 km
Gobba di Rollin3,899 m2.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Breithorn orientale.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
AostaItaly35,26141 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79043 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70845 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77845 km
BiellaItaly43,03047 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.