List of Swiss cantons by elevation explained

The following list is a comparison of elevation absolutes in Switzerland. Data includes interval measures of highest and lowest elevation for all 26 cantons, with coordinates of the highest. Location names, mean elevation, and the numeric differences between high and low elevations are also provided.

Most of the 26 canton high points are located in the Swiss Alps. Others (with lower altitudes), are located in the Jura Mountains. The 14 lower summits (up to the Säntis) are within the hiking trail network. The ascent of the 11 higher summits involves rock climbing or glacier touring.

Rank		Highest point	Highest elevation	Coordinates of highest point	Lowest point	Lowest elevation	Mean elevation	Elevation difference
1	Valais	Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa)		45.9368°N 7.8671°W	Lake Geneva
2	Bern	Finsteraarhorn		46.5386°N 8.1272°W	Aare, Solothurn border
3	Grisons	Piz Bernina		46.3836°N 9.9094°W	Moesa, Ticino border
4	Uri	Dammastock		46.6411°N 8.4183°W	Lake Lucerne
5	Glarus	Tödi		46.8111°N 8.9147°W	Linth, St. Gallen border
6	Ticino	Rheinwaldhorn		46.4936°N 9.04°W	Lake Maggiore
7	St. Gallen	Ringelspitz		46.8997°N 9.3442°W	Lake Constance
8	Obwalden	Titlis		46.7733°N 8.4389°W	Lake Lucerne
9		Diablerets		46.3053°N 7.19°W	Lake Geneva
10	Nidwalden	Rotstöckli		46.7775°N 8.4258°W	Lake Lucerne
11	Schwyz	Bös Fulen		46.9672°N 8.9458°W	Lake Zurich
12	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Säntis		47.2492°N 9.3433°W	Lutzenberg
12	Appenzell Innerrhoden	Säntis		47.2492°N 9.3433°W	Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen border
14	Fribourg	Vanil Noir		46.5278°N 7.1389°W	Lake Neuchâtel
15	Lucerne	Brienzer Rothorn		46.7883°N 8.0481°W	Reuss, Zug and Aargau border
16	Zug	Wildspitz		47.0811°N 8.5625°W	Reuss, Zürich border
17	Neuchâtel	Chasseral Ouest^[1]		47.1219°N 7.0353°W	Lake Biel
18	Solothurn	Hasenmatt		47.2421°N 7.4505°W	Birs, Basel-Land border
19	Jura	Mont Raimeux		47.3083°N 7.4292°W	Allaine, national border
20	Zürich	Schnebelhorn		47.3257°N 8.9796°W	Rhine, national border
21	Basel-Landschaft	Hinteri Egg		47.3725°N 7.7106°W	Birs, Basel-Stadt border
22	Thurgau	Hohgrat (Groot)		47.3833°N 66°W	Thur, Zürich border
23	Schaffhausen	Hagen (Randen)		47.7667°N 42°W	Rhine, Zürich border
24		Geissfluegrat		47.4228°N 7.9646°W	Rhine, national border
25		St. Chrischona		47.5731°N 7.68°W	Rhine, national border
26	Geneva	Les Arales		46.2481°N 6.3089°W	Rhône, national border

References

• Catherine Keller and Patrick Höhener: Höhepunkte der Schweiz: Die Gipfel aller Kantone; Les sommets de la Suisse: canton par canton Travel descriptions with map and photos
• BfS Kennzahlen—XLS spreadsheet with list
• —Infoboxes with values
• Die Kantone nach ihren höchsten Punkten Various highest and lowest elevation values by canton (village center, road or rail network, etc.)

See also

• Extreme points of Switzerland

Notes and References

1. http://www.ne.ch/neat/site/jsp/rubrique/rubrique.jsp?StyleType=bleu&DocId=12719 The Neuchâtel region : Geography, access