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Weisshorn

Elevation
2,653 m
#5,601
in the world
#836
in Switzerland
286 m
prominence

Weisshorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,653 m, the 836th highest in Switzerland, part of the Plessur Alps.

Elevation
2,653 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
286 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
3.6 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#5,601
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Weisshorn

Weisshorn lies in Switzerland, in Grisons.

Key facts

Elevation
2,653 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
286 m
Isolation
3.6 km
Type
Peak
Range
Plessur Alps
Region
Grisons
Coordinates
46.790, 9.639

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#836of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Plessur Alps
#15of 31
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,601of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Parpaner Schwarzhorn2,682 m3.6 km
Gürgaletsch2,441 m4.4 km
Älpliseehorn2,725 m4.8 km
Parpaner Rothorn2,896 m5.8 km
Aroser Rothorn2,980 m6.1 km
Sandhubel2,763 m6.5 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Weisshorn.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ChurSwitzerland35,37311 km
BludenzAustria15,10243 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42050 km
HohenemsAustria16,31764 km
DornbirnAustria49,27870 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.