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Färichhorn

Elevation
3,291 m
#2,959
in the world
#242
in Switzerland
248 m
prominence

Färichhorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,291 m, the 242nd highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

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

Where it is

Färichhorn

Färichhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,291 m (10,797 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
248 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.156, 7.859

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#242of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#114of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,959of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Seetalhorn3,036 m2.3 km
Lammenhorn3,189 m2.8 km
Balfrin3,795 m2.8 km
Distelhorn2,829 m3.5 km
Chli Dürrenhorn3,890 m3.8 km
Ulrichshorn3,924 m4.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Färichhorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79029 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77834 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70840 km
VerbaniaItaly31,07060 km
Pallanza-Intra-SunaItaly28,91160 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.