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Ruchstock

Elevation
2,813 m
#4,883
in the world
#724
in Switzerland
255 m
prominence

Ruchstock is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,813 m, the 724th highest in Switzerland, part of the Uri Alps.

Elevation
2,813 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
255 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,883
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Ruchstock

Ruchstock lies in Switzerland, in Nidwalden.

Key facts

Elevation
2,813 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
255 m
Type
Peak
Range
Uri Alps
Region
Nidwalden
Coordinates
46.856, 8.471

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#724of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Uri Alps
#39of 68
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,883of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Engelberger Rotstock2,818 m2.1 km
Grosser Sättelistock2,637 m2.6 km
Wissigstock2,887 m3.0 km
Hahnen2,607 m3.8 km
Gross Walenstock2,573 m3.9 km
Rigidalstock2,593 m3.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Ruchstock.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18123 km
KriensSwitzerland25,01024 km
LuzernSwitzerland81,69125 km
LittauSwitzerland16,12127 km
EmmenSwitzerland30,92629 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.