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Schinhorn

Elevation
3,796 m
#1,774
in the world
#83
in Switzerland
422 m
prominence

Schinhorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,796 m, the 83rd highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group.

Isolation
3.9 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#5 in the range
Nearest town
36 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Schinhorn

Schinhorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,796 m (12,454 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
422 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.452, 7.947

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#83of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Aletschhorn-Bietschhorn Group
#5of 26
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,774of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Wysshorn3,545 m1.1 km
Sattelhorn3,744 m2.2 km
Aletschhorn4,193 m3.9 km
Lonzahörner3,559 m4.5 km
Nesthorn3,820 m4.6 km
Grosses Fusshorn3,627 m4.6 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Schinhorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79036 km
ThunSwitzerland43,72342 km
SteffisburgSwitzerland15,70944 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77846 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70852 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.