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Platthorn

Elevation
3,345 m
#2,787
in the world
#218
in Switzerland
361 m
prominence

Platthorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,345 m, the 218th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#107 in the range
Nearest town
31 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Platthorn

Platthorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,345 m (10,974 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
361 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.054, 7.736

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#218of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#107of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,787of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mettelhorn3,405 m0.5 km
Zinalrothorn4,221 m3.8 km
Pointe Sud de Moming3,963 m3.8 km
Pointe Nord de Moming3,863 m3.9 km
Pointe du Mountet3,877 m4.0 km
Schalihorn3,974 m4.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Platthorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79031 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70835 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77844 km
AostaItaly35,26148 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30152 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.