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Piz Buin

Elevation
3,312 m
#2,886
in the world
#70
in Austria
544 m
prominence

Piz Buin is a peak in Austria and Switzerland, rising to 3,312 m, the 70th highest we list in Austria, part of the Silvretta Alps.

Isolation
6.1 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#3 in the range
Nearest town
41 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Piz Buin

Piz Buin sits on the border between Austria and Switzerland, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
3,312 m (10,866 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
544 m
Type
Peak
Region
Vorarlberg
Coordinates
46.844, 10.119

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#70of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Silvretta Alps
#3of 39
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,886of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Signalhorn3,207 m1.8 km
Piz Fliana3,281 m2.0 km
Dreiländerspitze3,197 m2.1 km
Silvrettahorn3,243 m2.5 km
Silvrettahorn3,243 m2.5 km
Piz da las Cavigliadas2,983 m3.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Piz Buin.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BludenzAustria15,10241 km
ChurSwitzerland35,37345 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42059 km
HohenemsAustria16,31766 km
DornbirnAustria49,27870 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.