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.
Rank Canton Highest point Highest elevation Coordinates of highest point Lowest point Lowest elevation Mean elevation Elevation difference 1 Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen border 14 Vanil Noir Lake Neuchâtel 15 Brienzer Rothorn Reuss, Zug and Aargau border 16 Wildspitz Reuss, Zürich border 17 Chasseral OuestThe Neuchâtel region : Geography, access 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 (Groot) Thur, Zürich border 23 Hagen (Randen) Rhine, Zürich border 24 Geissfluegrat Rhine, national border 25 St. Chrischona Rhine, national border 26 Les Arales Rhône, national border
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