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Geißhorn

Elevation
2,366 m
#7,136
in the world
#301
in Austria
180 m
prominence

Geißhorn is a peak in Austria and Germany, rising to 2,366 m, the 301st highest in Austria, part of the Allgäu Alps.

Elevation
2,366 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
180 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
0.9 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#7,136
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Geißhorn

Geißhorn sits on the border between Austria and Germany, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
2,366 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
180 m
Isolation
0.9 km
Type
Peak
Region
Vorarlberg
Coordinates
47.289, 10.175

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#301of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Allgäu Alps
#22of 73
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,136of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Widderstein2,533 m3.5 km
Schafalpenkopf2,321 m4.0 km
Hammerspitze2,259 m4.6 km
Biberkopf2,599 m4.8 km
Hochrappenkopf2,423 m5.4 km
Alpgundkopf2,139 m6.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Geißhorn.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SonthofenGermany21,28527 km
BludenzAustria15,10231 km
DornbirnAustria49,27836 km
HohenemsAustria16,31738 km
BregenzAustria29,80640 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.