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Croix de Fer

Elevation
2,343 m
#7,279
in the world
#1,005
in Switzerland
143 m
prominence

Croix de Fer is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,343 m, the 1,005th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Mont Blanc massif.

Range
#48 in the range
Nearest town
11 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Croix de Fer

Croix de Fer lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,343 m (7,687 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
143 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.036, 6.976

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,005of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Mont Blanc massif
#48of 50
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,279of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Tête de Balme2,321 m0.9 km
Les Grandes Otanes2,680 m1.9 km
Pointe Ronde2,655 m3.4 km
Pointe des Berons2,953 m3.4 km
Pointe des Grands3,101 m3.8 km
Mont de l'Arpille2,085 m5.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Croix de Fer.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30111 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77724 km
SallanchesFrance16,72529 km
ClusesFrance19,78931 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70836 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.