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Grand Gendarme

Elevation
4,331 m
#895
in the world
#12
in Switzerland
71 m
prominence

Grand Gendarme is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 4,331 m, the 12th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#4 in the range
Nearest town
25 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Grand Gendarme

Grand Gendarme lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,331 m (14,209 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
71 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.107, 7.712

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#12of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#4of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#895of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Weisshorn4,505 m0.7 km
Bishorn4,151 m1.2 km
Tête de Milon3,692 m2.0 km
Schalihorn3,974 m2.6 km
Brunegghorn3,831 m3.4 km
Pointe Nord de Moming3,863 m3.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Grand Gendarme.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79025 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70831 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77845 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30149 km
AostaItaly35,26151 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.