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Falknishorn

Elevation
2,451 m
#6,659
in the world
#951
in Switzerland

Falknishorn is a peak in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, rising to 2,451 m, the 951st highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Rätikon.

Isolation
0.2 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#19 in the range
Nearest town
21 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Falknishorn

Falknishorn sits on the border between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
2,451 m (8,041 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Peak
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
47.049, 9.557

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#951of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Rätikon
#19of 59
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#6,659of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Falknis2,562 m0.6 km
Ruchberg2,555 m1.1 km
Rotspitz2,127 m1.1 km
Schmutzli2,566 m1.6 km
Kläusli2,585 m1.8 km
Vorder-Grauspitz2,599 m1.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Falknishorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
FeldkirchAustria33,42021 km
ChurSwitzerland35,37322 km
BludenzAustria15,10223 km
HohenemsAustria16,31736 km
LustenauAustria22,82143 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.