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.
| Rank | Canton | Highest point | Highest elevation | Coordinates of highest point | Lowest point | Lowest elevation | Mean elevation | Elevation difference |
| 1 | Dufourspitze | Lake Geneva | ||||||
| 2 | Finsteraarhorn | Aare, Solothurn border | ||||||
| 3 | Piz Bernina | Moesa, Ticino border | ||||||
| 4 | Dammastock | Lake Lucerne | ||||||
| 5 | Tödi | Linth, St. Gallen border | ||||||
| 6 | Rheinwaldhorn | Lake Maggiore | ||||||
| 7 | Ringelspitz | Lake Constance | ||||||
| 8 | Titlis | Lake Lucerne | ||||||
| 9 | Diablerets | Lake Geneva | ||||||
| 10 | Rotstöckli | Lake Lucerne | ||||||
| 11 | Bös Fulen | Lake Zurich | ||||||
| 12 | Säntis | Lutzenberg | ||||||
| 12 | Säntis | |||||||
| 14 | Vanil Noir | Lake Neuchâtel | ||||||
| 15 | Brienzer Rothorn | Reuss, Zug and Aargau border | ||||||
| 16 | Wildspitz | Reuss, Zürich border | ||||||
| 17 | Chasseral Ouest | Lake Biel | ||||||
| 18 | Hasenmatt | Birs, Basel-Land border | ||||||
| 19 | Mont Raimeux | Allaine, national border | ||||||
| 20 | Schnebelhorn | Rhine, national border | ||||||
| 21 | Hinteri Egg | Birs, Basel-Stadt border | ||||||
| 22 | Hohgrat | Thur, Zürich border | ||||||
| 23 | Hagen | Rhine, Zürich border | ||||||
| 24 | Geissfluegrat | Rhine, national border | ||||||
| 25 | St. Chrischona | Rhine, national border | ||||||
| 26 | Les Arales | Rhône, national border |