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Piz Alv

Elevation
2,854 m
#4,701
in the world
#690
in Switzerland
146 m
prominence

Piz Alv is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,854 m, the 690th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Oberhalbstein Alps.

Isolation
1.4 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#23 in the range
Nearest town
36 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Piz Alv

Piz Alv lies in Switzerland, in Grisons.

Key facts

Elevation
2,854 m (9,364 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
146 m
Type
Peak
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
46.526, 9.493

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#690of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Oberhalbstein Alps
#23of 30
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,701of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Piz Grisch3,059 m1.6 km
Piz Mez2,717 m3.1 km
Piz digl Gurschus2,880 m3.8 km
Usser Wissberg3,053 m4.1 km
Sur Carungas2,829 m4.3 km
Piz Cartas2,712 m5.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Piz Alv.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
ChurSwitzerland35,37336 km
SondrioItaly19,20849 km
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22052 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82466 km
LuganoSwitzerland63,18571 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.