Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn between the Rosenhorn (left) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation 3,704 m (12,152 ft)
Prominence 579 m (1,900 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E / 46.635111; 8.124917Coordinates: 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E / 46.635111; 8.124917
Geography
Mittelhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 9 July 1845 by Kaspar Abplanalp, Melchior Bannholzer, Hans Jaun and Stanhope Templeman Speer
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

The Mittelhorn (3,704 m) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lauteraarsattel (3,125 m).


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