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Piz Ela

Elevation
3,338 m
#2,812
in the world
#221
in Switzerland
515 m
prominence

Piz Ela is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,338 m, the 221st highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Albula Alps.

Isolation
6.4 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#5 in the range
Nearest town
31 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Piz Ela

Piz Ela lies in Switzerland, in Grisons.

Key facts

Elevation
3,338 m (10,951 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
515 m
Type
Peak
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
46.602, 9.708

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#221of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Albula Alps
#5of 52
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,812of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Piz Salteras3,110 m2.3 km
Tinzenhorn3,173 m3.0 km
Piz Bleis Marscha3,128 m3.7 km
Piz Mitgel3,158 m4.9 km
Piz Bial3,060 m6.0 km
Piz d'Err3,377 m6.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Piz Ela.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
ChurSwitzerland35,37331 km
SondrioItaly19,20850 km
BludenzAustria15,10262 km
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22070 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42071 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.