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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 in Switzerland, part of the Gletscherhorn-Blümlisalp-Balmhorn Group.

Elevation
3,982 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
355 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
2.5 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,463
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Gletscherhorn

Gletscherhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,982 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
355 m
Isolation
2.5 km
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 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

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.

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.