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Hochalp

Elevation
1,530 m
#11,223
in the world
#1,249
in Switzerland
260 m
prominence

Hochalp is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 1,530 m, the 1,249th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Appenzell Alps.

Isolation
2.1 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#23 in the range
Nearest town
13 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Hochalp

Hochalp lies in Switzerland, in Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

Key facts

Elevation
1,530 m (5,020 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
260 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Coordinates
47.275, 9.254

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,249of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Appenzell Alps
#23of 30
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#11,223of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Stockberg1,781 m5.2 km
Silberplatten2,157 m6.1 km
Grenzchopf2,193 m6.1 km
Säntis2,502 m7.3 km
Wildhuser Schofberg2,373 m9.0 km
Wilkethöchi1,172 m9.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Hochalp.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
HerisauSwitzerland15,74413 km
GossauSwitzerland17,04316 km
Sankt GallenSwitzerland75,83319 km
WilSwitzerland23,95526 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42026 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.