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Piz Medel

Elevation
3,209 m
#3,223
in the world
#296
in Switzerland
942 m
prominence

Piz Medel is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,209 m, the 296th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Medel-Terri Group.

Isolation
15 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
48 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Piz Medel

Piz Medel lies in Switzerland, in Grisons.

Key facts

Elevation
3,209 m (10,528 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
942 m
Type
Peak
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
46.618, 8.911

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#296of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Medel-Terri Group
#1of 25
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,223of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Piz Caschleglia2,935 m3.7 km
Pizzo Marumo2,791 m4.3 km
Piz Vial3,168 m4.7 km
Piz Muraun2,897 m6.0 km
Pizzo Pianca2,376 m6.1 km
Cima della Bianca2,893 m6.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Piz Medel.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BellinzonaSwitzerland43,22048 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18149 km
LocarnoSwitzerland15,82451 km
ChurSwitzerland35,37354 km
EinsiedelnSwitzerland15,86758 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.