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Grande Aiguille

Elevation
3,681 m
#2,003
in the world
#113
in Switzerland
223 m
prominence

Grande Aiguille is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,681 m, the 113th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#61 in the range
Nearest town
23 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Grande Aiguille

Grande Aiguille lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,681 m (12,077 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
223 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
45.950, 7.265

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#113of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#61of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,003of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
L'Epée3,605 m0.4 km
Le Moine3,566 m0.7 km
Petite Aiguille3,517 m1.1 km
Le Ritord3,556 m1.5 km
Combin de Boveire3,663 m1.7 km
Combin de Valsorey4,184 m2.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Grande Aiguille.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30123 km
AostaItaly35,26124 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70832 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77742 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79043 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.