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Breithorn

Elevation
2,599 m
#5,853
in the world
#864
in Switzerland
148 m
prominence

Breithorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,599 m, the 864th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Lepontine Alps.

Range
#68 in the range
Nearest town
29 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Breithorn

Breithorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,599 m (8,527 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
148 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.357, 8.139

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#864of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Lepontine Alps
#68of 99
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,853of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Bättlihorn2,950 m4.1 km
Hillehorn3,180 m6.0 km
Stockhorn2,584 m6.0 km
Punta del Rebbio3,193 m7.0 km
Schwarzhorn3,107 m7.0 km
Helsenhorn3,272 m7.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Breithorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DomodossolaItaly17,77829 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79047 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82455 km
Pallanza-Intra-SunaItaly28,91157 km
VerbaniaItaly31,07058 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.