List of extreme points of Switzerland
Elevation
Table:
Type	Point	Location	Canton	Elevation

highest point	Monte Rosa	Zermatt	Valais	4634 m

lowest point	Lake Maggiore	Locarno ( district )	Ticino	195 m

highest city	Davos	Davos	Grisons	1560 m

highest village	Juf	Avers	Grisons	2126 m

highest train station	Jungfraujoch	Fieschertal , ( in Bernese Oberland )	Berne	3454 m

highest airport	Samedan Airport	Samedan	Grisons	1707 m

highest cable car	Klein Matterhorn	Zermatt	Valais	3883 m

highest ski area	Gobba di Rollin	Zermatt	Valais	3899 m

highest waterfall	2nd of the Seerenbach Falls	Betlis , Amden	St. Gallen	( 302 m of 585 m )

( tallest structure )	Grande Dixence Dam	Hérémence	Valais	( 285 m )

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The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory . Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid , a mathematical model of the Earth 's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .
Monte Rosa ( Italian : massiccio del Monte Rosa ; German : Monte Rosa-Massiv ; French : massif du Mont Rose ) is a mountain massif located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps . It is located between Italy ( Piedmont and Aosta Valley ) and Switzerland ( Valais ) . Monte Rosa is the second highest mountain in the Alps and western Europe , after Mont Blanc . The group is located on the watershed between central and southern Europe . The Monte Rosa massif has four faces . Three in Italy : the Liskamm heading above the Val de Gressoney , the Valsesian face above Alagna Valsesia at the upper part of the Valle della Sesia , and the steep , big east wall above Macugnaga in the Valle Anzasca . And the Swiss north-western face with several glaciers ( with one of the largest Alpine glaciers ) flowing towards the Mattertal with Zermatt . Its main summit , named Dufourspitze in honor of the surveyor Guillaume-Henri Dufour and wholly located in Switzerland , culminates at 4,634 m ( 15,203 ft ) above sea level and is followed by the five nearly equally high subsidiary summits of Dunantspitze , Grenzgipfel , Nordend , Zumsteinspitze and Signalkuppe . Some other over 4000 m peaks such as Piramide Vincent , Punta Giordani , and Corno Nero are wholly in Italy . Monte Rosa is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Europe outside the Caucasus . The north-west side of the central Monte Rosa massif , with its enormous ice slopes and seracs , constitutes the boundary and upper basin of the large Gorner Glacier , which descends towards Zermatt and merges with its nowadays much larger tributary , the Grenzgletscher ( English : Border Glacier ) , right below the Monte Rosa Hut on the lower end of the visible western wing . The Grenzgletscher is an impressive glacier formation between the western wing of the mountain and Liskamm , a ridge on its southwestern side on the Swiss-Italian border .
Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office ( FSO ) . It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of 1,620 m ( 5,310 ft ) , at the foot of Switzerland 's highest peaks . It lies about 10 km ( 6.2 mi ) from the over 3,292 m ( 10,801 ft ) high Theodul Pass bordering Italy . Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps . Until the mid-19th century , it was predominantly an agricultural community ; the first and tragic ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 was followed by a rush on the mountains surrounding the village , leading to the construction of many tourist facilities . The year-round population ( as of December 2018 [ update ] ) is 5,758 , though there may be several times as many tourists in Zermatt at any one time . Much of the local economy is based on tourism , with about half of the jobs in town in hotels or restaurants and just under half of all apartments are vacation apartments . Just over one-third of the permanent population was born in the town , while another third moved to Zermatt from outside Switzerland . In 1959 , Zermatt was served as a filming location for Walt Disney 's Third Man on the Mountain .
The canton of Valais ( UK : /ˈvæleɪ/ VAL-ay , US : /væˈleɪ/ val-AY , French : [ valɛ ] ( listen ) ; German : ( Kanton ) Wallis [ ˈvalɪs ] ( listen ) ; Italian : ( Canton ) Vallese [ valˈleːze , -eːse ] ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland , situated in the southwestern part of the country , around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva , separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps . The canton is simultaneously one of the driest regions of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley and among the wettest , having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks found in Switzerland . The canton of Valais is widely known for the Matterhorn and resort towns such as Crans-Montana , Saas Fee , Verbier and Zermatt . It is composed of 13 districts ( hence the 13 stars on the flag ) and its capital is Sion .
The following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths .
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory . Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid , a mathematical model of the Earth 's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface .
Lake Maggiore ( UK : /mæˈdʒɔːreɪ , ˌmædʒiˈɔːreɪ/ , US : /mɑːˈdʒɔːreɪ , məˈdʒɔːri/ ; Italian : Lago Maggiore [ ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre ] ; Western Lombard : Lagh Maggior ; Piedmontese : Lagh Magior ; literally 'Greater Lake ' ) or Verbano ( pronounced [ verˈbaːno ] ; Latin : Lacus Verbanus ) is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps . It is the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland . The lake and its shoreline are divided between the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Ticino . Located halfway between Lake Orta and Lake Lugano , Lake Maggiore extends for about 65 kilometres ( 40 miles ) between Locarno and Arona . The climate is mild in both summer and winter , producing Mediterranean vegetation , with many gardens growing rare and exotic plants . Well-known gardens include those of the Borromean and Brissago Islands , that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania , and the Alpinia Botanical Garden above Stresa .
The Locarno District ( also called Locarnese ) is a district of Canton Ticino , Switzerland . It has a population of 64,075 ( as of 31 December 2018 ) .
The canton of Ticino ( /tɪˈtʃiːnoʊ/ ) , formally the Republic and Canton of Ticino , [ a ] is the southernmost canton of Switzerland . Ticino borders the canton of Uri to the north , the canton of Valais to the west ( through the Novena Pass ) , the canton of Graubünden to the northeast , Italy 's regions of Piedmont and Lombardy to the south and it surrounds the small Italian enclave of Campione d'Italia . Named after the river Ticino , it is the only canton where Italian is the sole official language and represents the bulk of the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland along with the southern parts of Graubünden . The land now occupied by the canton was annexed from Italian cities in the 15th century by various Swiss forces in the last transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy . In the Helvetic Republic , established 1798 , it was divided between the two new cantons of Bellinzona and Lugano . The creation of the Swiss Confederation in 1803 saw these two cantons combine to form the modern canton of Ticino .
The following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths .
Davos ( UK : /ˈdævɒs , dɑːˈvɒs/ , US : /dɑːˈvoʊs/ ; German : [ daˈfoːs ] or [ daˈvoːs ] ( listen ) ; Romansh : Tavau ; archaic Italian : Tavate ) is an Alpine town , and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . It has a permanent population of 10,899 ( 2018 ) . Davos is located on the river Landwasser , in the Rhaetian Alps , between the Plessur and Albula Range at 1,560 m ( 5,120 ft ) above sea level . The former Alpine resort village consists of two parts : Davos Dorf ( literally : Davos village ) to the northeast towards Klosters and further down through the Prättigau to Landquart , and Davos Platz ( literally : place ) to the southwest , which opens into the valley of the river Landwasser and eventually leads to Filisur . During summer season the Flüela Pass leads south-east into the Lower Engadine . Davos plays host to the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , an annual meeting of global political and business elites ( often referred to simply as Davos ) , and has one of Switzerland 's biggest ski resorts . At the end of every year it serves as the site of the annual Spengler Cup ice-hockey tournament , hosted by the HC Davos local hockey team .
The canton of ( the ) Grisons , or canton of Graubünden , [ a ] is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland . It has international borders with Italy , Austria , and Liechtenstein . Its German name , Graubünden , translates as the Grey Leagues , referring to the canton 's origin in three local alliances , the League of God 's House , the Grey League , and the League of the Ten Jurisdictions . Grisons is the only officially trilingual canton and the only one where the Romansh language has official status . Swiss German , Italian , and Romansh are all native to the canton .
This is a list of the highest settlements by country . Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included . When possible , the highest point in the contiguous year-round settlement is listed , though average heights or the elevations of a central point may also be found . The elevation of a towns or city affects the social and physical arrangement of the place . In many cases , the cold climate in winter necessitates a particular style of house ; the type of agriculture practised and the domestic animals kept there are limited ; or , the type of work carried on is specialised .
Juf is a village in the municipality of Avers in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . At 2,126 metres ( 6,975 ft ) above sea level , it is the highest village with permanent residents in Switzerland and in Europe . As of 2016 , Juf had a population of 31 inhabitants divided over 6 families in a concentrated settlement . They were 20 in 1991 and 30 in 2001 . The first inhabitants were immigrant Walser who arrived in 1292 .
Avers ( Romansh : Avras ) is a high Alpine valley region and a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It includes Juf , the highest-altitude year-round settlement in Europe .
Jungfraujoch is a saddle [ note 1 ] in the Bernese Alps , connecting the two four-thousander peaks Jungfrau [ note 2 ] and Mönch , at an elevation of 3,466 metres ( 11,371 ft ) above sea level . It is a glacier saddle , on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier , and part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area , situated on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais , halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch . Since 1912 , the Jungfraujoch has been accessible to tourists by the Jungfrau line , a railway from Interlaken and Kleine Scheidegg , running partly underground through a tunnel through the Eiger and Mönch . The Jungfraujoch railway station , at an elevation of 3,454 metres ( 11,332 ft ) is the highest in Europe . It lies east of the saddle , below the Sphinx station , and is connected to the Top of Europe building , which includes several panoramic restaurants and a post office . Several tunnels lead outside , where secured hiking trails on the crevassed glacier can be followed , in particular to the Mönchsjoch Hut . The Sphinx Observatory , one of the highest astronomical observatories in the world , provides an additional viewing platform at a height of 3,572 metres ( 11,719 ft ) . It can be reached by an elevator from the Jungfraujoch . The observatory houses one of the Global Atmosphere Watch 's atmospheric research stations . The Jungfraujoch radio relay station , which is not accessible to the public , is installed west of the Jungfraujoch , on the Jungfrau ridge . It is Europe 's highest radio relay station .
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . Besides the village of Fieschertal , the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul , Zer Flie and Wirbul .
The Bernese Oberland ( German Berner Oberland ; Bernese Highlands ) is the higher part of the canton of Bern , Switzerland , in the southern end of the canton , and one of the canton 's five administrative regions ( in which context it is referred to as Oberland without further specification ) . The region consists of the area around Meiringen and Hasliberg up to Grimsel Pass ( 2,164 m [ 7,100 ft ] ) , around Lake Thun ( 558 m [ 1,831 ft ] ) and Lake Brienz , and the valleys of many high mountains with the towering Jungfrau Peak ( 4,158 m [ 13,642 ft ] ) , the area southwest of the Lake Thun with Kandersteg ( connection to the Valais ) and Adelboden , and the area round Gstaad and Lenk in the Simmental . The mountain range in the Berner Oberland south of the Aare and north of the Rhône are collectively called the Bernese Alps . The flag of the Berner Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field ( in reference to the region 's old status as reichsfrei ) over two fields in the cantonal colours of red and black . The Swiss German dialects spoken in the Berner Oberland are Highest Alemannic German , contrasting with the High Alemannic Bernese German spoken in Bern and the northern parts of the canton . In the short-lived Helvetic Republic ( 1798-1803 ) , the Berner Oberland was a separate canton .
The canton of Bern or Berne ( German : Kanton Bern ; French : canton de Berne ) is the second-largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population . Located in west-central Switzerland , it borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north . To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel , the canton of Fribourg and canton of Vaud . To the south lies the canton of Valais . East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri , Nidwalden , Obwalden , Lucerne and Aargau . The canton of Bern is bilingual and has a population ( as of 31 December 2018 ) of 1,034,977 . As of 2007 [ update ] , the population included 119,930 ( or 12.45% ) foreigners . The cantonal capital , also the federal city of Switzerland , is Bern . Other major cities are Thun and Biel/Bienne .
This is a list of airports in Switzerland , sorted by location .
Samedan Airport ( IATA : SMV , ICAO : LSZS ) , also known as Engadin Airport , is a regional airport in Samedan in the Engadin valley of Switzerland , 5 km from St. Moritz .
Samedan ( [ saˈmedən ] ( help·info ) ) is a town and municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons .
The Klein Matterhorn ( sometimes translated as Little Matterhorn ) is a peak of the Pennine Alps , overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais . At 3,883 metres ( 12,740 ft ) above sea level , it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway or gondola lift , as well as by any other means of transport . The Klein Matterhorn is part of the Breithorn massif and overlooks on its south side the almost equally high flat glacier named Breithorn Plateau , just north of the international border with Italy . The name Klein Matterhorn is a reference to its much larger neighbour , the Matterhorn , which lies 7 km ( 4.3 mi ) away across the Theodul Pass . The Klein Matterhorn , with the adjacent ski-lifts to the slightly higher Gobba di Rollin , is also a year-round ski area , marketed as Matterhorn Glacier Paradise , and part of the international ski area between Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia . Fast ascents to a height above 3,000 metres ( 9,800 ft ) will frequently lead to headaches or other symptoms of altitude sickness with sensitive persons .
Gobba di Rollin ( Italian , French : Bosse de Rollin ; 3,899 m ) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps , straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy . It is located south of the Breithorn and it is largely covered by ice , the summit area being particularly flat . On the north side is the Breithorn Plateau of the Theodul Glacier , on the east side is the Verraz Glacier and on the south is the Glacier d'Aventine . Gobba di Rollin is notable as having the highest ski lift in Europe on its top , since it is the highest point of the ski area Matterhorn Glacier Paradise on the Theodul Glacier , between Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia . It is connected to both the Klein Matterhorn and Testa Grigia by ski lifts . The shortest access is from the Klein Matterhorn station ( 3,820 m ) , less than two kilometres away , from where it can be easily reached by a piste on the glacier . The summit had even been reached via the Theodul Pass by 4x4 vehicles .
The Seerenbach Falls ( German : Seerenbachfälle ) are a cascading set of three waterfalls near Betlis of the Amden municipality near the Walensee , Switzerland . The upper cascade has a height of 50m , the middle one of 305m , and the lower one of 190m , for a total of 585m . The middle section ( Seerenbach Fall II ) is the second highest waterfall in Switzerland , after the Mürrenbach Fall ( 417m ) .
Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis ( constituency ) of See-Gaster , in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland .
The canton of St. Gallen , also canton of St Gall ( German : Kanton St. Gallen Sankt Gallen ( help·info ) ; dialectally /saŋkˈalːə/ , French : canton de Saint-Gall , Italian : Cantone di San Gallo , Romansh : chantun Son Gagl ) , is a canton of Switzerland . The capital is St. Gallen . Located in northeastern Switzerland , the canton has an area of 2,026 km2 ( 782 sq mi ) ( 5% of Switzerland ) and a resident population close to half a million as of 2015 ( 6% of Switzerland ) . It was formed in 1803 as a conflation of the city of St. Gallen , the territories of the Abbey of St. Gall and various former subject territories of the Old Swiss Confederacy .
The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . At 285 m ( 935 ft ) high , it is the tallest gravity dam in the world , fifth tallest dam overall , and the tallest dam in Europe . It is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex . With the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation , the dam fuels four power stations , totaling the installed capacity to 2,069 MW , generating approximately 2,000 GWh annually , enough to power 400,000 Swiss households . The dam withholds Lac des Dix ( Lake Dix ) , its reservoir . With a surface area of 4 km² , it is the second largest lake in Valais and the largest lake above 2,000 m in the Alps . The reservoir receives its water from four different pumping stations ; the ZMutt , Stafel , Ferpècle and Arolla . At peak capacity , it contains approximately 400,000,000 m3 ( 1.4×1010 cu ft ) of water , with depths reaching up to 284 m ( 932 ft ) . Construction on the dam began in 1950 and was completed in 1961 , before officially commissioning in 1965 .
Hérémence is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland .