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Stanserhorn

Elevation
1,898 m
#9,517
in the world
#1,199
in Switzerland
500 m
prominence

Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, rising to 1,898 m, the 1,199th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Uri Alps.

Isolation
4.3 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#65 in the range
Nearest town
12 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Stanserhorn

Stanserhorn lies in Switzerland, in Nidwalden.

Key facts

Elevation
1,898 m (6,227 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
500 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Nidwalden
Coordinates
46.930, 8.340

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#1,199of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Uri Alps
#65of 68
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#9,517of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Buochserhorn1,807 m7.0 km
Schluchberg2,106 m7.0 km
Musenalper Grat1,775 m7.8 km
Bürgenstock1,128 m9.0 km
Widderfeld2,076 m9.6 km
Brisen2,404 m9.6 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Stanserhorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
KriensSwitzerland25,01012 km
LuzernSwitzerland81,69114 km
LittauSwitzerland16,12115 km
EmmenSwitzerland30,92617 km
SchwyzSwitzerland15,18126 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.