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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 in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Elevation
3,345 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
361 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#2,787
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Platthorn

Platthorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,345 m
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 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

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.

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.