using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;

namespace prB {
    class Program {
#if ONLINE_JUDGE
        private static readonly StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(Console.OpenStandardInput(1024 * 10), System.Text.Encoding.ASCII, false, 1024 * 10);
        private static readonly StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput(1024 * 10), System.Text.Encoding.ASCII, 1024 * 10);
#else
        private static readonly StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(@"..\..\output");
        private static readonly StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(@"..\..\input");
#endif

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            int n = NextInt();
            int[] a = new int[n];
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                a[i] = NextInt();
            }
            Array.Sort(a);
            int k1 = a[n - 1] - a[1];
            int k2 = a[n - 2] - a[0];
            writer.Write(Math.Min(k1, k2));
            writer.Flush();
#if !ONLINE_JUDGE
            writer.Close();
#endif
        }
        private static int NextInt() {
            int c;
            int res = 0;
            do {
                c = reader.Read();
                if(c == -1)
                    return res;
            } while(c != '-' && (c < '0' || c > '9'));
            int sign = 1;
            if(c == '-') {
                sign = -1;
                c = reader.Read();
            }
            res = c - '0';
            while(true) {
                c = reader.Read();
                if(c < '0' || c > '9')
                    return res * sign;
                res *= 10;
                res += c - '0';
            }
        }
        private static long NextLong() {
            int c;
            long res = 0;
            do {
                c = reader.Read();
                if(c == -1)
                    return res;
            } while(c != '-' && (c < '0' || c > '9'));
            int sign = 1;
            if(c == '-') {
                sign = -1;
                c = reader.Read();
            }
            res = c - '0';
            while(true) {
                c = reader.Read();
                if(c < '0' || c > '9')
                    return res * sign;
                res *= 10;
                res += c - '0';
            }
        }
    }
}