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Ranking · Data swissALTIRegio 2025 · Source: BFS

The highest terrain points in canton Zug

National ranking

Zug reaches the highest terrain point in canton Zug: 1'248 m above sea level. Next come Oberägeri (1'228 m) and Unterägeri (1'174 m). This is the highest elevation anywhere inside the municipal area — the summit the territory reaches, not the altitude of the village. Source: swisstopo swissALTIRegio 2025.

Ranking

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityHighest pointResidents
1Zug1'248 m31'995
2Oberägeri1'228 m6'543
3Unterägeri1'174 m9'283
4Walchwil1'163 m4'005
5Menzingen921 m4'659
6Neuheim731 m2'454
7Baar728 m24'973
8Steinhausen542 m10'338
9Risch531 m11'449
10Hünenberg496 m8'990
11Cham487 m17'867
swissALTIRegio 2025 · swisstopo, retrieved 04.08.2026

How we measure this

swisstopo

The highest elevation found anywhere inside the municipal boundary, in metres above sea level, computed from the swisstopo swissALTIRegio digital elevation model (swissALTIRegio 2025). It describes the whole municipal territory, not the settlement: a municipality can reach a 4,000 m summit while its village lies far below — Zermatt's terrain peaks at 4,627 m but its village sits near 1,624 m. For the height of the inhabited settlement see the highest-villages ranking; for how high-lying the whole territory is on average, see the highest-lying-municipalities ranking.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Zug has the highest terrain point?
Zug, whose territory reaches 1'248 m above sea level (swissALTIRegio 2025) — the highest terrain point of any municipality in canton Zug.
Is this the height of the village?
No. It is the highest point anywhere inside the municipal area, taken from the swisstopo elevation model — usually a summit far above the inhabited settlement. The village elevation is a separate figure.

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