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Schijen

Elevation
2,259 m
#7,696
in the world
#1,054
in Switzerland
120 m
prominence

Schijen is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,259 m, the 1,054th highest in Switzerland, part of the Schwyzer Voralpen.

Elevation
2,259 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
120 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#7,696
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Schijen

Schijen lies in Switzerland, in Glarus.

Key facts

Elevation
2,259 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
120 m
Type
Peak
Range
Schwyzer Voralpen
Region
Glarus
Coordinates
47.059, 8.992

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,054of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Schwyzer Voralpen
#11of 36
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,696of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Zindlenspitz2,098 m3.1 km
Rautispitz2,283 m3.1 km
Brünnelistock2,133 m3.1 km
Mutteristock2,295 m3.9 km
Schiberg2,044 m4.7 km
Vorder Glärnisch2,328 m5.6 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Schijen.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
EinsiedelnSwitzerland15,86720 km
JonaSwitzerland17,65522 km
RapperswilSwitzerland34,77623 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18126 km
WetzikonSwitzerland24,76433 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.