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Gwächtenhorn

Elevation
3,403 m
#2,640
in the world
#194
in Switzerland
218 m
prominence

Gwächtenhorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,403 m, the 194th highest in Switzerland, part of the Uri Alps.

Elevation
3,403 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
218 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#2,640
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Gwächtenhorn

Gwächtenhorn lies in Switzerland, in Bern.

Key facts

Elevation
3,403 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
218 m
Type
Peak
Region
Bern
Coordinates
46.691, 8.412

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#194of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Uri Alps
#9of 68
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,640of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Hinter Tierberg3,445 m1.4 km
Giglistock2,897 m2.9 km
Sustenhorn3,501 m3.4 km
Eggstock3,553 m4.3 km
Schneestock3,608 m4.8 km
Radlefshoren2,602 m5.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gwächtenhorn.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
KriensSwitzerland25,01039 km
LuzernSwitzerland81,69141 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18141 km
LittauSwitzerland16,12142 km
EmmenSwitzerland30,92644 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.