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Terrain & relief in canton Obwalden

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

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Highest peaks

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026

Rank	Municipality	Highest point
1	Engelberg	3'226 m
2	Kerns	2'693 m
3	Lungern	2'465 m
4	Giswil	2'317 m
5	Sachseln	2'295 m
6	Alpnach	2'117 m
7	Sarnen	2'038 m

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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026

Rank	Municipality	Mean elevation
1	Engelberg	1'752 m
2	Kerns	1'466 m
3	Lungern	1'316 m
4	Giswil	1'271 m
5	Sachseln	1'204 m
6	Sarnen	1'136 m
7	Alpnach	1'100 m

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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026

Rank	Municipality	Vertical range
1	Engelberg	2'669 m
2	Kerns	2'219 m
3	Lungern	1'898 m
4	Giswil	1'848 m
5	Sachseln	1'826 m
6	Alpnach	1'684 m
7	Sarnen	1'579 m

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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026

Rank	Municipality	Mean slope
1	Engelberg	29.1°
2	Lungern	26.6°
3	Sachseln	26.1°
4	Kerns	23.5°
5	Alpnach	21.5°
6	Giswil	20.8°
7	Sarnen	15.6°

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