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Peak · Switzerland · Pennine Alps

Pollux

Elevation
4,089 m
#1,248
in the world
#32
in Switzerland
243 m
prominence

Pollux is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 4,089 m, the 32nd highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Isolation
0.7 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#18 in the range
Nearest town
42 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Pollux

Pollux lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
4,089 m (13,415 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
243 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
45.928, 7.785

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#32of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#18of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,248of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Roccia Nera4,074 m1.0 km
Castor4,225 m1.0 km
Breithorn orientale4,141 m1.8 km
Punta Felik4,087 m1.9 km
Lyskamm Occidentale4,479 m2.9 km
Breithorn4,163 m3.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Pollux.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
AostaItaly35,26142 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77845 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79045 km
BiellaItaly43,03046 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70847 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.