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Gletscherhorn

Elevation
3,982 m
#1,463
in the world
#48
in Switzerland
355 m
prominence

Gletscherhorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,982 m, the 48th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group.

Isolation
2.5 km
To the nearest higher ground
Nearest town
38 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Gletscherhorn

Gletscherhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,982 m (13,064 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
355 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.513, 7.968

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#48of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group
#1of 28
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,463of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Äbeni Flue3,961 m1.2 km
Rottalhorn3,971 m2.1 km
Jungfrau4,158 m2.7 km
Wengen Jungfrau4,088 m3.0 km
Mittaghorn3,892 m3.1 km
Silberhorn3,694 m3.5 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gletscherhorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
ThunSwitzerland43,72338 km
SteffisburgSwitzerland15,70939 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79041 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77851 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70857 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.