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Gemsstock

Elevation
2,962 m
#4,257
in the world
#580
in Switzerland
86 m
prominence

Gemsstock is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,962 m, the 580th highest in Switzerland, part of the Lepontine Alps.

Elevation
2,962 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
86 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,257
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Gemsstock

Gemsstock lies in Switzerland, in Uri.

Key facts

Elevation
2,962 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
86 m
Type
Peak
Region
Uri
Coordinates
46.602, 8.611

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#580of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Lepontine Alps
#24of 99
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,257of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Chastelhorn2,973 m1.3 km
Pizzo Centrale2,999 m2.7 km
Badus2,928 m4.6 km
Rossbodenstock2,837 m4.8 km
Monte Prosa2,737 m5.0 km
Piz Nair2,764 m5.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gemsstock.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18147 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82450 km
KriensSwitzerland25,01054 km
LuzernSwitzerland81,69155 km
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22055 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.