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Ober Gabelhorn

Elevation
4,062 m
#1,310
in the world
#35
in Switzerland
536 m
prominence

Ober Gabelhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 4,062 m, the 35th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Isolation
3.1 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#20 in the range
Nearest town
30 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Ober Gabelhorn

Ober Gabelhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,062 m (13,327 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
536 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.039, 7.668

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#35of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#20of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,310of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Wellenkuppe3,902 m0.9 km
Mont Durand3,712 m1.5 km
Trifthorn3,728 m1.6 km
Unter Gabelhorn3,391 m2.7 km
Pointe du Mountet3,877 m2.7 km
Pointe de Zinal3,789 m3.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Ober Gabelhorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79030 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70832 km
AostaItaly35,26143 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30147 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77849 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.