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Wenghorn

Elevation
2,588 m
#5,904
in the world
#869
in Switzerland
87 m
prominence

Wenghorn is a peak in Switzerland, rising to 2,588 m, the 869th highest we list in Switzerland, part of the Pennine Alps.

Range
#193 in the range
Nearest town
20 km away
Type
Peak
GeoNames feature code PK

Where it is

Wenghorn

Wenghorn lies in Switzerland, in Valais.

Key facts

Elevation
2,588 m (8,491 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
87 m
Type
Peak
Region
Valais
Coordinates
46.178, 8.050

How it ranks

Among peaks in Switzerland
#869of 1,296
LargestSmallest
In the Pennine Alps
#193of 212
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,904of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Guggilihorn2,351 m3.3 km
Fletschhorn3,985 m3.9 km
Senggchuppa3,607 m4.2 km
Lagginhorn4,010 m4.3 km
Balmahorn2,869 m4.9 km
Böshorn3,269 m5.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Wenghorn.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DomodossolaItaly17,77820 km
SierreSwitzerland16,79042 km
VerbaniaItaly31,07048 km
Pallanza-Intra-SunaItaly28,91148 km
SittenSwitzerland34,70854 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.