List of Swiss cantons by elevation


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, are located in the Jura Mountains. The 14 lower summits are within the hiking trail network. The ascent of the 11 higher summits involves rock climbing or glacier touring.
RankCantonHighest pointHighest elevationCoordinates of highest pointLowest pointLowest elevationMean elevationElevation difference
1 ValaisDufourspitze Lake Geneva
2 BerneFinsteraarhornAare, Solothurn border
3 GraubündenPiz BerninaMoesa, Ticino border
4 UriDammastockLake Lucerne
5 GlarusTödiLinth, St. Gallen border
6 TicinoRheinwaldhornLake Maggiore
7 St. GallenRingelspitzLake Constance
8 ObwaldenTitlisLake Lucerne
9 VaudDiableretsLake Geneva
10 NidwaldenRotstöckliLake Lucerne
11 SchwyzBös FulenLake Zurich
12 Appenzell AusserrhodenSäntisLutzenberg
12 Appenzell InnerrhodenSäntis
14 FribourgVanil NoirLake Neuchâtel
15 LucerneBrienzer RothornReuss, Zug and Aargau border
16 ZugWildspitzReuss, Zurich border
17 NeuchâtelChasseral OuestLake Biel
18 SolothurnHasenmattBirs, Basel-Land border
19 JuraMont RaimeuxAllaine, national border
20 ZurichSchnebelhornRhine, national border
21 Basel-CountryHinteri EggBirs, Basel-Stadt border
22 ThurgauHohgrat Thur, Zurich border
23 SchaffhausenHagen Rhine, Zurich border
24 AargauGeissfluegratRhine, national border
25 Basel-CitySt. ChrischonaRhine, national border
26 GenevaLes AralesRhône, national border