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Palanche de la Cretta

Elevation
2,927 m
#4,394
in the world
#616
in Switzerland
58 m
prominence

Palanche de la Cretta is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,927 m, the 616th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#166 in the range
Nearest town
17 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Palanche de la Cretta

Palanche de la Cretta lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,927 m (9,603 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
58 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.094, 7.465

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#616of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#166of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,394of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mont de l'Etoile3,369 m2.5 km
Pic d'Artsinol2,997 m3.7 km
Pointe de Vouasson3,489 m4.0 km
Mont Blava2,934 m6.3 km
Pointe du Tsaté3,077 m6.7 km
Sasseneire3,253 m6.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Palanche de la Cretta.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SittenSwitzerland34,70817 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79023 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30130 km
AostaItaly35,26141 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77743 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.