Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn between the Rosenhorn (left) and Wetterhorn (right)
Elevation 3,704 m (12,152 ft)
Prominence 579 m (1,900 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Location
Mittelhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°ECoordinates: 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E
Climbing
First ascent 9 July 1845 by Kaspar Abplanalp, Melchior Bannholzer, Hans Jaun and Stanhope Templeman Speer
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

The Mittelhorn (3,704 m) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lauteraarsattel (3,125 m).

External links

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