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.
thumb|center|450px|Canton high points are shown as red dots. Low points as expressed with green dots, except in cantons whose lowest elevation are lakes.
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! Rank
! Canton
! Highest point
! Highest elevation
! Coordinates of highest point
! Lowest point
! Lowest elevation
! Mean elevation
! Elevation difference
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| Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa)
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| Lake Geneva
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| 2
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| Finsteraarhorn
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| Aare, Solothurn border
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| 3
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| Piz Bernina
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| Moesa, Ticino border
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| 4
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| Dammastock
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| Lake Lucerne
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| 5
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| Tödi
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| Linth, St. Gallen border
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| 6
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| Rheinwaldhorn
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| Lake Maggiore
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| 7
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| Ringelspitz
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| Lake Constance
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| 8
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| Titlis
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| Lake Lucerne
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| 9
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| Diablerets
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| Lake Geneva
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| 10
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| Rotstöckli
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| Lake Lucerne
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| 11
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| Bös Fulen
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| Lake Zurich
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| 12
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| Säntis
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| Lutzenberg
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| 12
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| Säntis
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| Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen border
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| 14
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| Vanil Noir
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| Lake Neuchâtel
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| 15
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| Brienzer Rothorn
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| Reuss, Zug and Aargau border
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| 16
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| Wildspitz
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| Reuss, Zürich border
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| 17
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| Chasseral Ouest
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| Lake Biel
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| 18
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| Hasenmatt
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| Birs, Basel-Land border
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| 19
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| Mont Raimeux
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| Allaine, national border
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| 20
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| Schnebelhorn
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| Rhine, national border
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| 21
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| Hinteri Egg
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| Birs, Basel-Stadt border
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| 22
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| Hohgrat (Groot)
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| Thur, Zürich border
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| 23
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| Hagen (Randen)
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| Rhine, Zürich border
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| 24
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| Geissfluegrat
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| Rhine, national border
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| 25
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| St. Chrischona
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| Rhine, national border
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| 26
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| Les Arales
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| Rhône, national border
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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
- :sv:Schweiz kantoner—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