Mountain · Switzerland · Pennine Alps
Mont Vélan
Elevation
3,725 m
#1,920
in the world
#98
in Switzerland
621 m
prominence
Mont Vélan is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 3,725 m, the 98th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.
Where it is
Mont Vélan lies in Switzerland.
Key facts
Elevation
3,725 m (12,221 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
621 m
Type
Mountain
Coordinates
45.892, 7.252
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mont de la Gouille | 3,211 m | 1.8 km |
| Petite Aiguille | 3,517 m | 5.9 km |
| Combin de Valsorey | 4,184 m | 6.0 km |
| Le Moine | 3,566 m | 6.2 km |
| Combin de Grafeneire | 4,313 m | 6.3 km |
| Mont Mort | 2,866 m | 6.5 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mont Vélan.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aosta | Italy | 35,261 | 18 km |
| Martigny-Ville | Switzerland | 18,301 | 27 km |
| Sitten | Switzerland | 34,708 | 38 km |
| Monthey | Switzerland | 17,777 | 47 km |
| Sallanches | France | 16,725 | 48 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.