Grenzgipfel
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Grenzgipfel | |
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The Grenzgipfel to the left of the Ostspitze and the Dufourspitze (seen from Nordend) |
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Elevation | 4,618 metres (15,151 ft) |
Location | Aosta Valley, Italy / Valais, Switzerland |
Range | Pennine Alps |
Prominence | 15 m (49 ft) |
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The Grenzgipfel (4,618 m)[1] is a peak of the Monte Rosa massif in the Pennine Alps in Italy and Switzerland. In German the peak's name means 'frontier summit'.
[edit] References
- ^ According to Collomb, the 'false Grenzgipfel' is 4,618 m, while the 'true Grenzgipfel' is 4,596 m. Collomb, Robin G., Pennine Alps Central, London: Alpine Club, 1975, p. 172