Highest Elevation in Zurich

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation - Zurich

1 Wernetshausen 2,349 ft
2 Zürich (Kreis 7) 2,152 ft
3 Breitenmatt 2,116 ft
4 Russikon 2,060 ft
5 Brütten 2,041 ft
6 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Looren 2,001 ft
7 Uitikon / Waldegg 1,982 ft
8 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Witikon 1,965 ft
9 Uitikon / Halde 1,923 ft
10 Küsnacht / Itschnach 1,916 ft
11 Birmensdorf / Haslen 1,886 ft
12 Hinwil 1,880 ft
13 Gockhausen 1,877 ft
14 Uitikon 1,844 ft
15 Gockhausen / Meisenrain 1,841 ft
16 Wermatswil 1,834 ft
17 Pfäffikon 1,827 ft
18 Uitikon / Uitikon (Dorfkern) 1,821 ft
19 Grüt 1,821 ft
20 Pfäffikon / Pfäffikon (Dorfkern) 1,801 ft
21 Mühlehalde 1,801 ft
22 Egg 1,798 ft
23 Affoltern / Sonnenberg 1,795 ft
24 Rebwies 1,795 ft
25 Wetzikon / Ober-Wetzikon 1,788 ft
26 Pilgerhof 1,785 ft
27 Widum 1,772 ft
28 Rüti / Oberdorf 1,772 ft
29 Wetzikon / Robenhausen 1,772 ft
30 Wetzikon 1,768 ft
31 Illnau / Ober-Illnau 1,762 ft
32 Effretikon / Brandenriet / Vogelsang 1,749 ft
33 Wetzikon / Unter-Wetzikon 1,745 ft
34 Fehraltorf 1,742 ft
35 Gutenswil 1,742 ft
36 Langnau / Langnau (Dorf) 1,739 ft
37 Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass 1,729 ft
38 Wädenswil / Eichweid 1,726 ft
39 Lindau 1,722 ft
40 Küsnacht / Allmend 1,716 ft
41 Adliswil / Büchel 1,706 ft
42 Herrliberg 1,703 ft
43 Effretikon / Rappenhalde-Bannhalde 1,703 ft
44 Affoltern / Oberdorf 1,696 ft
45 Affoltern / Butzen 1,696 ft
46 Zürich (Kreis 10) 1,693 ft
47 Tagelswangen 1,690 ft
48 Effretikon / Moosburg 1,686 ft
49 Nürensdorf 1,683 ft
50 Illnau 1,670 ft
51 Wädenswil / Hangenmoos 1,663 ft
52 Gattikon 1,663 ft
53 Affoltern / Goldiger Berg 1,663 ft
54 Zürich (Kreis 3) 1,663 ft
55 Effretikon 1,660 ft
56 Illnau / Unter-Illnau 1,660 ft
57 Birchwil 1,657 ft
58 Hedingen 1,654 ft
59 Uster / Ober-Uster 1,647 ft
60 Zürich (Kreis 10) / Rütihof 1,640 ft
61 Hombrechtikon / Bochslen 1,637 ft
62 Adliswil / Oberleimbach 1,637 ft
63 Adliswil / Wanneten 1,631 ft
64 Hombrechtikon 1,627 ft
65 Küsnacht / Schiedhalden 1,627 ft
66 Kilchberg / Bächler-Stocken 1,627 ft
67 Affoltern am Albis 1,627 ft
68 Kindhausen / Kindhausen (Dorf) 1,621 ft
69 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Mittel-Leimbach 1,617 ft
70 Kilchberg / Kilchberg (Dorfkern) 1,614 ft
71 Adliswil / Sonnenberg 1,614 ft
72 Langnau am Albis 1,608 ft
73 Buchs / Buchs (Nord) 1,601 ft
74 Adliswil / Buttenau 1,601 ft
75 Zürich (Kreis 6) 1,598 ft
76 Adliswil / Wacht 1,598 ft
77 Wiesendangen / Steinegg 1,594 ft
78 Hombrechtikon / Eichberg 1,594 ft
79 Töss (Kreis 4) / Vorder-Dättnau 1,591 ft
80 Uster / Nossikon 1,585 ft
81 Horgen / Oberdorf 1,585 ft
82 Kloten / Spitz 1,581 ft
83 Richterswil 1,581 ft
84 Wädenswil / Leihof-Mühlebach 1,578 ft
85 Oberrieden / Berg 1,572 ft
86 Rüschlikon 1,568 ft
87 Au 1,568 ft
88 Kloten / Freienberg (Chanzler-Chlini Chaseren) 1,568 ft
89 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Hottingen 1,565 ft
90 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Unter-Leimbach 1,565 ft
91 Hombrechtikon / Grossacher 1,565 ft
92 Urdorf / Ob der Bahn 1,562 ft
93 Wädenswil / Untermosen-Fuhr 1,562 ft
94 Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass 1,562 ft
95 Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) / Talacker 1,558 ft
96 Uster / Kirch-Uster 1,558 ft
97 Meilen / Halten 1,555 ft
98 Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1) / Heiligberg 1,555 ft
99 Langnau / Vitaquartier 1,555 ft
100 Regensdorf / Obstgarten 1,552 ft

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Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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