Gross Wannenhorn

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Gross Wannenhorn

Gross Wannenhorn (left) from the Fiescher Glacier
Elevation 3,906 m (12,815 ft)
Prominence 626 m (2,054 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Location
Gross Wannenhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°E / 46.493833; 8.097639Coordinates: 46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°E / 46.493833; 8.097639

The Gross Wannenhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. The mountain separates the Aletsch Glacier from the Fiescher Glacier.

Aletsch Glacier and Gross Wannenhorn (right), from the Bettmerhorn

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Grünhornlücke (3,280 m).

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