Mountain · Switzerland · Albristhorn-Männliflue-Niesengrat Group
Niesen
Elevation
2,362 m
#7,154
in the world
#993
in Switzerland
407 m
prominence
Niesen is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 2,362 m, the 993rd highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Albristhorn-Männliflue-Niesengrat Group.
Where it is
Niesen lies in Switzerland, in Bern.
Key facts
Elevation
2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
407 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Bern
Coordinates
46.646, 7.652
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fromberghore | 2,394 m | 2.3 km |
| Drunegalm | 2,408 m | 3.4 km |
| Wätterlatte | 2,007 m | 8.2 km |
| Gehrihore | 2,130 m | 8.6 km |
| Bündihore | 2,454 m | 9.3 km |
| Dreispitz | 2,520 m | 10 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Niesen.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thun | Switzerland | 43,723 | 12 km |
| Steffisburg | Switzerland | 15,709 | 15 km |
| Köniz | Switzerland | 41,784 | 36 km |
| Bern | Switzerland | 121,631 | 37 km |
| Sierre | Switzerland | 16,790 | 40 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.