Dufourspitze
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| Dufourspitze | |
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 Monte Rosa massif, Dufourspitze (far-right of the group in the centre) |
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| Elevation | 4,634 metres (15,203 feet) |
| Location | Aosta Valley and Piedmont, Italy and Valais, Switzerland |
| Range | Pennine Alps |
| Prominence | 2165m ranked 7th in the Alps |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | 1855 |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Dufourspitze (in German), Pointe Dufour (in French) or Punta Dufour (in Italian), is located in the Pennine Alps, near the watershed between Italy and Switzerland, on the Italian side. Some consider it the highest mountain of Switzerland and the peak is the high point of the Monte Rosa massif, being surrounded by the Nordend, Silbersattel, Grenzsattel and Signalkuppe subpeaks.
The mountain is named after Guillaume-Henri Dufour—a Swiss engineer and army officer who led the Sonderbund campaign—following the completion of the Dufourkarten, a series of military topographical maps created under the command of Dufour.
The first ascent was by John Birbeck, Charles Hudson, Ulrich Lauener, Christopher Smyth, James G. Smyth, Edward Stephenson, Matthäus Zumtaugwald and Johannes Zumtaugwald on August 1, 1855.
[edit] External links
- Computer generated summit panoramas North South Index
- Virtual climb of the Dufourspitze with 360 degree panoramas
- Monte Rosa with Dufourspitze
- Peakbagger link
