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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 in Austria, part of the Silvretta Alps.

Elevation
3,312 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
544 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
6.1 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,886
of 14,627 listed

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
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
544 m
Isolation
6.1 km
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 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

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.

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.