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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 in Switzerland, part of the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group.

Elevation
2,927 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
208 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,395
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Gärsthorn

Gärsthorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,927 m
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 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

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.

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.