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Pointe de la Forcletta

Elevation
3,076 m
#3,759
in the world
#433
in Switzerland
162 m
prominence

Pointe de la Forcletta is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,076 m, the 433rd highest in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Elevation
3,076 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
162 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#3,759
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Pointe de la Forcletta

Pointe de la Forcletta lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,076 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
162 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.187, 7.659

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#433of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#149of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,759of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Le Boudri3,070 m0.6 km
Frilihorn3,143 m1.9 km
Turtmannspitze3,079 m2.0 km
Le Toûno3,017 m2.4 km
Les Diablons3,608 m5.0 km
Bella Tola3,025 m5.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pointe de la Forcletta.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79015 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70824 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30146 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77850 km
MontheySwitzerland17,77755 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.