Dom (mountain)

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Dom

The Dom (centre), with the Täschhorn (left) and the Lenzspitze (right) in August
Elevation 4,545 metres (14,911 feet)
Location Valais, Switzerland
Range Pennine Alps
Prominence 1,045  m
Coordinates 46°05′42″N, 7°51′36″ECoordinates: 46°05′42″N, 7°51′36″E
First ascent 1858 by the Rev J. L. Davies and party
Easiest route North flank (PD)

The Dom (4,545 m) is a mountain in the Mischabelhörner group of the Pennine Alps. It is the highest mountain that is entirely in Switzerland. It lies west of Saas-Fee and east of Randa in the canton of Valais.

The first ascent was by the Rev J. L. Davies with guides Johann Zumtaugwald, Johann Krönig and Hieronymous Brantschen on 11 September 1858.

Although 'Dom' is a German cognate for 'dome', it can also mean 'cathedral' and the mountain is named after Canon Berchtold of Sitten cathedral, the first person to survey the vicinity.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994, p. 73

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