Blinnenhorn

Blinnenhorn
Corno Cieco

The north-east side of the Blinnenhorn with the Gries Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,374 m (11,070 ft)
Prominence 945 m (3,100 ft)[1]
Isolation 12.8 km (8.0 mi)[2]
Parent peak Dammastock
Coordinates 46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E / 46.425944°N 8.308028°E / 46.425944; 8.308028Coordinates: 46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E / 46.425944°N 8.308028°E / 46.425944; 8.308028
Geography
Blinnenhorn

Location in the Alps

Location Valais, Switzerland/Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Lepontine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 5 September 1866 by Sedley Taylor, Johann Tännler, and Franz Guntern (or Guntren)[3][4]

The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furka Pass (2,429)
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Galmihorn.
  3. Summary of new ascents; Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, December 1866
  4. F Gardiner, Excursions in the Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, November 1878

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