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Dent Blanche

Elevation
4,357 m
#873
in the world
#10
in Switzerland
916 m
prominence

Dent Blanche is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 4,357 m, the 10th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Isolation
7.2 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#3 in the range
Nearest town
29 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Dent Blanche

Dent Blanche lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,357 m (14,295 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
916 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.034, 7.612

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#10of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#3of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#873of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Pointe de Zinal3,789 m1.6 km
Grand Cornier3,961 m2.0 km
Mont Durand3,712 m3.0 km
Pointe de Bricola3,657 m3.5 km
Wandfluehorn3,589 m3.7 km
Ober Gabelhorn4,062 m4.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Dent Blanche.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SittenSwitzerland34,70829 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79029 km
AostaItaly35,26140 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30142 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77853 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.