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Glishorn

Elevation
2,524 m
#6,211
in the world
#909
in Switzerland
46 m
prominence

Glishorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,524 m, the 909th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#197 in the range
Nearest town
30 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Glishorn

Glishorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,524 m (8,281 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
46 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.284, 7.992

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#909of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#197of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#6,211of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Spitzhorli2,736 m2.3 km
Tochuhorn2,661 m3.1 km
Gibidum2,317 m4.5 km
Galehorn2,797 m6.9 km
Hübschhorn3,192 m7.2 km
Ochsehorn2,912 m8.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Glishorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DomodossolaItaly17,77830 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79035 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70849 km
Pallanza-Intra-SunaItaly28,91159 km
VerbaniaItaly31,07059 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.