Lauteraarhorn
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| Lauteraarhorn | |
|---|---|
 The Lauteraarhorn seen from the Grimselsee | |
| Elevation | 4,042 m (13,261 ft) |
| Prominence | 128 m (420 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Schreckhorn |
| Location | |
  Lauteraarhorn | |
| Location | Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
| Range | Bernese Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°35′00.2″N 8°07′42.3″E / 46.583389°N 8.128417°ECoordinates: 46°35′00.2″N 8°07′42.3″E / 46.583389°N 8.128417°E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 8 August 1842 by Pierre Jean Édouard Desor, Christian Girard, Arnold Escher von der Linth with guides Melchior Bannholzer and Jakob Leuthold |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
The Lauteraarhorn is a peak (4,042 m) of the Aarmassif in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It lies close to the Schreckhorn (to the north) and the Finsteraarhorn (to the south). At the foot of the Lauteraarhorn lie the Lauteraar and the Finsteraar Glaciers, tributaries of the Unteraar Glacier.
The Lauteraarhorn above the Unteraar Glacier
The first ascent was on 8 August 1842 by Pierre Jean Édouard Desor, Christian Girard, Arnold Escher von der Linth with the guides Melchior Bannholzer and Jakob Leuthold.
References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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