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Terrain & relief in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

All Terrain & relief rankings for the municipalities of canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden overview

Highest peaks

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityHighest point
1Hundwil1'658 m
2Urnäsch1'518 m
3Gais1'224 m
4Trogen1'121 m
5Schönengrund1'097 m
6Bühler1'081 m
7Schwellbrunn1'008 m
8Wald997 m
9Teufen932 m
10Speicher914 m
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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean elevation
1Urnäsch953 m
2Gais944 m
3Schönengrund943 m
4Hundwil928 m
5Bühler905 m
6Trogen875 m
7Wald829 m
8Schwellbrunn802 m
9Waldstatt773 m
10Teufen720 m
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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityVertical range
1Hundwil1'072 m
2Urnäsch804 m
3Gais561 m
4Trogen506 m
5Reute503 m
6Speicher463 m
7Heiden408 m
8Schwellbrunn396 m
9Teufen378 m
10Wald360 m
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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean slope
1Schönengrund17.1°
2Hundwil16.2°
3Gais15°
4Trogen15°
5Speicher14.6°
6Wald14.6°
7Urnäsch14.1°
8Schwellbrunn13.1°
9Bühler13.1°
10Reute12.7°
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