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Peak · Switzerland · Pennine Alps

Le Parrain

Elevation
3,258 m
#3,067
in the world
#259
in Switzerland
115 m
prominence

Le Parrain is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,258 m, the 259th highest in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Elevation
3,258 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
115 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#3,067
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Le Parrain

Le Parrain lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,258 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
115 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.046, 7.351

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#259of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#117of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,067of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Rosablanche3,336 m1.6 km
La Sâle3,645 m3.0 km
Le Pleureur3,704 m3.6 km
Mont Blava2,934 m4.3 km
Mont Fort3,329 m4.6 km
Becca de Corbassière2,690 m4.7 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Le Parrain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SittenSwitzerland34,70820 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30122 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79031 km
AostaItaly35,26134 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77738 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.