Gärstenhörner
Gärstenhörner | |
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Mittler Gärstenhorn | |
Aerial view of the Rhone Glacier with the Gärstenhörner on the left | |
Elevation | 3,189 m (10,463 ft) |
Prominence | 200 m (660 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Dammastock |
Location | |
Gärstenhörner Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Bern/Valais, Switzerland |
Range | Urner Alps |
Coordinates | 46°35′54″N 8°21′42″E / 46.59833°N 8.36167°ECoordinates: 46°35′54″N 8°21′42″E / 46.59833°N 8.36167°E |
The Gärstenhörner is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the Grimsel Pass. The Gärstenhörner has three summits: the Mittler Gärstenhorn (3,189 m), the Hinder Gärstenhorn (3,173 m) and the Vorder Gärstenhorn (3,167 m).