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Wellenkuppe

Elevation
3,902 m
#1,598
in the world
#62
in Switzerland
94 m
prominence

Wellenkuppe is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 3,902 m, the 62nd highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#31 in the range
Nearest town
30 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Wellenkuppe

Wellenkuppe lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
3,902 m (12,802 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
94 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.042, 7.678

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#62of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#31of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,598of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Ober Gabelhorn4,062 m0.9 km
Trifthorn3,728 m1.1 km
Pointe du Mountet3,877 m2.0 km
Mont Durand3,712 m2.3 km
Unter Gabelhorn3,391 m2.3 km
Zinalrothorn4,221 m2.7 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Wellenkuppe.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SierreSwitzerland16,79030 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70832 km
AostaItaly35,26144 km
Martigny-VilleSwitzerland18,30147 km
DomodossolaItaly17,77848 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.