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Oberrothorn

Elevation
3,414 m
#2,608
in the world
#191
in Switzerland
259 m
prominence

Oberrothorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,414 m, the 191st highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#99 in the range
Nearest town
36 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Oberrothorn

Oberrothorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
259 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.028, 7.813

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#191of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#99of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,608of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Unterrothorn3,103 m1.4 km
Bösentrift3,248 m1.8 km
Hohtälli3,286 m4.4 km
Rote Nase3,245 m4.6 km
Stockhorn3,532 m5.1 km
Gornergrat3,135 m5.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Oberrothorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79036 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77838 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70842 km
AostaItaly35,26150 km
BiellaItaly43,03055 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.