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Peak · Switzerland · Glärnisch-Charetalp Group

Schijen

Elevation
2,608 m
#5,810
in the world
#859
in Switzerland
110 m
prominence

Schijen is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,608 m, the 859th highest in Switzerland, part of the Glärnisch-Charetalp Group.

Elevation
2,608 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
110 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#5,810
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Schijen

Schijen lies in Switzerland, in Uri.

Key facts

Elevation
2,608 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
110 m
Type
Peak
Region
Uri
Coordinates
46.920, 8.935

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#859of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Glärnisch-Charetalp Group
#7of 12
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,810of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Ortstock2,716 m1.2 km
Höch Turm2,666 m1.4 km
Böser Faulen2,802 m5.3 km
Bös Fulen2,801 m5.3 km
Chli Pfannenstock2,339 m5.4 km
Chratzerengrat2,349 m6.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Schijen.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18124 km
EinsiedelnSwitzerland15,86727 km
RapperswilSwitzerland34,77635 km
JonaSwitzerland17,65535 km
ZugSwitzerland30,54242 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.