Strahlhorn

For other uses, see Strahlhorn (disambiguation).
Strahlhorn
Elevation 4,190 m (13,750 ft)
Prominence 401 m (1,316 ft)[1]
Parent peak Rimpfischhorn
Location
Strahlhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Range Pennine Alps
Coordinates 46°00′47.6″N 7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°ECoordinates: 46°00′47.6″N 7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E
Climbing
First ascent 15 August 1854 by Christopher Smyth, Ulrich Lauener, Edmund J. Grenville and Franz-Josef Andenmatten
Easiest route Basic snow climb

The Strahlhorn (4,190 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Mattertal from the Saastal and is located approximately halfway between the Rimpfischhorn and the Schwarzberghorn.

Monte Rosa and Strahlhorn (right)

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Adlerpass (3,789 m).

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