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Switzerland topographic maps
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Augstmatthorn
Switzerland > Bern > Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district > Oberried am Brienzersee
Average elevation: 1,557 m
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Seengen
Switzerland > Aargau > Bezirk Lenzburg
The center of this village is located about one kilometer from the lake shore on the eastern edge of the Seetal valley at an altitude of 471 meters above sea level.
Average elevation: 531 m
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Grandson
Switzerland > Vaud > District du Jura-Nord vaudois
Grandson lies at an elevation of 447 m (1,467 ft), at a distance of 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Yverdon-les-Bains.
Average elevation: 469 m
Windegghoren
Switzerland > Bern > Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district > Innertkirchen
Average elevation: 2,277 m
St. Gallen
The main rivers of the canton are the Rhine, Thur, Linth and Seez. The topography changes from the plains, near river Rhine and Lake Constance, towards the mountainous areas of the Alps in the south (Appenzell Alps and Glarus Alps). About one third (619.7 square kilometers (239.3 sq mi)) of the canton is…
Average elevation: 1,070 m
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Vilbringen
Switzerland > Bern > Emmental administrative district > Kirchberg (BE)
Average elevation: 529 m
Kander
Switzerland > Bern > Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district
The drainage water from the Kander Neve (glacier) in the middle of the Bernese Alps at an altitude of 2,301 m (7,549 ft) flows through the Gastern Valley westward. 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Kandersteg it turns to north into the larger Kandertal. After 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) it converges in Frutigen with…
Average elevation: 1,583 m
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Brienz
Switzerland > Bern > Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district > Brienz (BE)
Average elevation: 810 m
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Schmitten (FR)
Switzerland > Fribourg > Sensebezirk
Schmitten is located at an elevation of 647 m (2,123 ft) above sea level. The aerial distance to the canton's capital Fribourg is 9 km (5.6 mi). The town stands on a plateau east of the Dälihubel which is standing slightly towards the north. The area belongs to the Fribourg middle lands and has plenty of hills.
Average elevation: 659 m
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Hinter Spitzenegg
Switzerland > Bern > Emmental administrative district > Langnau im Emmental > Obeningohl
Average elevation: 948 m
Leysin
Switzerland > Vaud > District d'Aigle
The municipality is located in the Aigle district, on the right side of the Grande-Eau at the foot of the Tour d'Aï and the Tour de Mayen. The main village is located at an elevation of 1,260 m (4,130 ft). It consists of the village of Leysin and the hamlets of Veyges, Feydey, Aï, and Mayen.
Average elevation: 1,352 m
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Swiss Alps
Since the highest dams are located in Alpine regions, many large mountain lakes are artificial and are used as hydroelectric reservoirs. Some large artificial lakes can be found above 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), but natural lakes larger than 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) are generally below 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), with the…
Average elevation: 1,524 m
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Lausanne
Switzerland > Vaud > District de Lausanne > Lausanne
The most important geographical feature of the area surrounding Lausanne is Lake Geneva (Lac Léman in French). Lausanne is built on the southern slope of the Swiss plateau, with a difference in elevation of about 500 metres (1,640 ft) between the lakeshore at Ouchy and its northern edge bordering Le…
Average elevation: 577 m
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Sierre
Switzerland > Wallis > Sierre
The hilly topography of the valley floor derives from a very large postglacial rock avalanche, which collapsed from a fractured scar high to the north.
Average elevation: 1,143 m
Grenchen
Switzerland > Solothurn > Amtei Solothurn-Lebern
The municipality is the capital of the Lebern District. It is the second largest city in the Canton of Solothurn. The municipality stretches from the hamlet of Staad along the Aare river, (at an elevation of 430 m (1,410 ft)) to the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains (the Oberer Grenchenberg is 1,348 m…
Average elevation: 705 m
Riggisberg
Switzerland > Bern > Bern-Mittelland administrative district
The elevation of Riggisberg is 763 m (2,503 ft), with the lowest point at 669 m (2,195 ft) and the highest point at 1,616 m (5,302 ft).
Average elevation: 864 m
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Pully
Switzerland > Vaud > District de Lavaux-Oron
The municipality stretches from Lake Geneva to the Jorat and includes the peak of Monts-de-Pully at an elevation of 806 m (2,644 ft). It consists of the village section of Chamblandes, La Perraudettaz, Port, Rochettaz and La Rosiaz.
Average elevation: 474 m
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds (French pronunciation: [laʃodəfɔ̃]) is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg it is the fifth largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking…
Average elevation: 1,039 m
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Chur
Switzerland > Grisons > Plessur
The altitude in the city area varies from 600 meters (2,000 ft) above sea level to 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) above sea level and the Churer Hausberg Brambrüesch (accessible from the Old Town) is 2,174 meters (7,133 ft) above sea level.
Average elevation: 1,443 m
Saas-Fee
Switzerland > Wallis > Visp
Saas-Fee offers 22 lifts, including 3 cable cars, 1 funicular railway (Metro Alpin), 5 gondolas (1 dedicated to walkers), 2 chairlifts, the remainder being surface lifts (draglifts). The ski run has a vertical drop of 1,800 m (5,906 ft), a top elevation of 3,600 m (11,811 ft) and covers 150 km (93 mi) (80 km…
Average elevation: 2,673 m
Hasliberg Wasserwendi
Switzerland > Bern > Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district
Average elevation: 1,247 m
Ruins
Switzerland > Ticino > Distretto di Lugano > Tresa > Monteggio > Cassinone
Average elevation: 476 m
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Oeschinen Lake
Switzerland > Bern > Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district > Kandersteg
Oeschinen Lake (German: Oeschinensee) is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres (5,177 ft), it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres (0.4304 sq mi). Its maximum depth is 56 metres (184 ft).
Average elevation: 1,918 m
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Iseltwald
Switzerland > Bern > Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district
The municipality's area also includes a large area of mountainside along the south shore of the lake, of which the lower areas are heavily wooded. These slopes extend up to the summit of the Faulhorn mountain, at an altitude of 2,680 m (8,790 ft).
Average elevation: 1,218 m
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Valle Verzasca
Switzerland > Ticino > Distretto di Locarno > Verzasca
Located between the Leventina and the Valle Maggia valleys, Valle Verzasca extends over a length of 25 kilometres (16 mi) in north–south direction and is situated in the north of the Lago Maggiore. The valley floor is at about 500 metres (1,640 ft) to 900 metres (2,953 ft) above sea level. The surrounding…
Average elevation: 1,398 m
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Schmitten (GR)
Switzerland > Grisons > Albula
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. It consists of the linear village of Schmitten which is located at an elevation of 1,280 m (4,200 ft) on the right side of the Albula valley.
Average elevation: 1,831 m
Horgen
Switzerland > Zurich > Bezirk Horgen
The large municipality stretches from the shores of Lake Zurich (elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)), near Wädenswil over the Zimmerberg-Plateau where the decentralized village of Horgenberg is found (elevation 660 m (2,170 ft)), though the Sihl Valley (Sihltal), to the peak of the Albis chain (elevation 915 m (3,002…
Average elevation: 573 m
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Martigny
Switzerland > Wallis > Martigny
Martigny (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲi]; German: Martinach, pronounced [ˈmaʁtiːnaːx]; Latin: Octodurum) is the capital city of the district of Martigny, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of 471 meters (1,545 ft), and its population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants (Martignerains…
Average elevation: 917 m
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Furi
Switzerland > Valais/Wallis > Visp > Zermatt
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Average elevation: 2,206 m
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