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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 we list in Switzerland, part of the Uri Alps.

Isolation
2.4 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#3 in the range
Nearest town
48 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Galenstock

Galenstock lies in Switzerland, in Uri.

Key facts

Elevation
3,586 m (11,765 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
252 m
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 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
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.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
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.