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Galenstock

Elevation
3,586 m
#2,202
in the world
#144
in Switzerland
252 m
prominence

Galenstock is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 3,586 m, the 144th highest in Switzerland, part of the Uri Alps.

Elevation
3,586 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
252 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
2.4 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,202
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Galenstock

Galenstock lies in Switzerland, in Uri.

Key facts

Elevation
3,586 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
252 m
Isolation
2.4 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Uri
Coordinates
46.613, 8.417

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#144of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Uri Alps
#3of 68
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,202of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Gross Bielenhorn3,210 m1.3 km
Tiefenstock3,515 m1.7 km
Winterstock3,202 m3.0 km
Dammastock3,630 m3.4 km
Tieralplistock3,383 m3.9 km
Schneestock3,608 m3.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Galenstock.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
KriensSwitzerland25,01048 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18149 km
LuzernSwitzerland81,69150 km
LittauSwitzerland16,12150 km
EmmenSwitzerland30,92653 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.