Bishorn

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Bishorn
The Bishorn (left, background) and the Turtmann Glacier (right)
Elevation	4,153 metres (13,625 feet)
Location	Switzerland
Range	Pennine Alps
Prominence	120 m (394 ft)
Coordinates	46°7′4″N, 7°42′53″E
First ascent	G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on 18 August 1884
Easiest route	North-west flank, (F)

The Bishorn (4,153 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn.

The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge .

• The west and higher summit (4,153 m), first ascent by G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on 18 August 1884.
• The east summit (Pointe Burnaby, 4,134 m), first ascent by Elizabeth Burnaby with guides Joseph Imboden and Peter Sarbach on 6 May 1884.

Huts serving the peak are the Cabane de Tracuit (3,256 m) and the Turtmann hut (2,519 m).

[edit] References

• Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994

[edit] External links

• The Bishorn on SummitPost

Coordinates: 46°7′4″N, 7°42′53″E