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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 2025

Rank	Municipality	Highest point
1	Engelberg	2'853 m
2	Kerns	2'699 m
3	Lungern	2'460 m
4	Giswil	2'203 m
5	Sachseln	2'138 m
6	Alpnach	2'117 m
7	Sarnen	2'038 m

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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025

Rank	Municipality	Mean elevation
1	Engelberg	1'712 m
2	Kerns	1'410 m
3	Lungern	1'295 m
4	Giswil	1'249 m
5	Alpnach	1'174 m
6	Sarnen	1'173 m
7	Sachseln	1'131 m

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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025

Rank	Municipality	Vertical range
1	Engelberg	2'310 m
2	Kerns	2'258 m
3	Lungern	1'975 m
4	Giswil	1'732 m
5	Alpnach	1'684 m
6	Sachseln	1'670 m
7	Sarnen	1'579 m

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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025

Rank	Municipality	Mean slope
1	Engelberg	29.5°
2	Lungern	26.6°
3	Sachseln	24.5°
4	Kerns	24.2°
5	Alpnach	23.8°
6	Giswil	20.2°
7	Sarnen	16.8°

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