Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn seen from Gelmersee (in the foreground is the Stampfhoren)
Elevation 3,282 m (10,768 ft)
Prominence 342 m (1,122 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Location
Ritzlihorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°ECoordinates: 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E
Climbing
First ascent 1816 by Johann Jakob Frey [2]

The Ritzlihorn (3,282 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Handegg in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range east of the Gauli Glacier and north of the Bächlistock.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is the Gruebenjoch (2,940 m).
  2. Paul Caminada, Pioniere der Alpentopographie: die Geschichte der Schweizer Kartenkunst, AS Verlag, 2003. Page 179

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