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Gros Van

Elevation
2,189 m
#8,046
in the world
#1,087
in Switzerland
528 m
prominence

Gros Van is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,189 m, the 1,087th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Vaud Prealps.

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

Where it is

Gros Van

Gros Van lies in Switzerland, in Vaud.

Key facts

Elevation
2,189 m (7,182 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
528 m
Type
Peak
Region
Vaud
Coordinates
46.393, 7.062

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,087of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Vaud Prealps
#12of 22
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#8,046of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mont d'Or2,175 m0.5 km
Tour de Famelon2,143 m3.1 km
Pic Chaussy2,351 m4.3 km
Tour de Mayen2,326 m4.6 km
Tour d'Aï2,331 m5.1 km
Pointe d'Aveneyre2,026 m5.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gros Van.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
MontreuxSwitzerland25,98412 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77718 km
VeveySwitzerland19,89119 km
BulleSwitzerland23,43825 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70829 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.