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Gärsthorn

Elevation
2,927 m
#4,395
in the world
#617
in Switzerland
208 m
prominence

Gärsthorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,927 m, the 617th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group.

Range
#25 in the range
Nearest town
30 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Gärsthorn

Gärsthorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,927 m (9,603 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
208 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.344, 7.917

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#617of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group
#25of 26
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,395of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Alpjuhorn3,143 m2.7 km
Strahlhorn3,200 m4.7 km
Wiwannihorn3,001 m4.8 km
Tieregghorn3,072 m5.5 km
Unterbächhorn3,554 m7.1 km
Bietschhorn3,933 m7.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gärsthorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79030 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77839 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70845 km
ThunSwitzerland43,72351 km
SteffisburgSwitzerland15,70953 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.