Gärstenhörner

Gärstenhörner
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).

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the mountain at 2,989 metres.

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