Mönch

This article is about the mountain in the Swiss Alps. For the climbing rock in Saxon Switzerland, see Mönch (rock). For the village in Iran, see Manj, Iran.

Mönch
The north side and the Eiger Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	4,107 m (13,474 ft)
Prominence	584 m (1,916 ft) ^[1]
Isolation	3.6 km (2.2 mi) ^[2]
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates	46°33′30″N 7°59′50″E / 46.55833°N 7.99722°E / 46.55833; 7.99722Coordinates: 46°33′30″N 7°59′50″E / 46.55833°N 7.99722°E / 46.55833; 7.99722
Naming
Translation	Monk
Geography
Mönch Location in Switzerland
Location	Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone
Climbing
First ascent	August 15, 1857
Easiest route	basic rock/snow/ice climb

The Mönch (German: "monk") is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains visible from far away.

The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. The mountain is located west of Mönchsjoch (a 3,650 m high pass) and Mönchsjoch Hut and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.

The Jungfrau railway tunnel runs right under the summit at a height of approximately 3,300 metres.

The peak was first climbed on August 15, 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann, Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.

Gallery

A view of the Mönch taken from the Jungfraujoch
Panorama from Männlichen: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (from left to right)
The Moench, by Helga von Cramm, with prayer by Achespè, chromolithograph, c. 1879. (3 x 4.5 inches).

References

↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Unders Mönchsjoch (3,523 m).
↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Jungfrau.

External links

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Jungfrau-Aletsch (World Heritage Site)

Mountains

Glaciers

North side	Kander Tschingel Lower Grindelwald Upper Grindelwald Unteraar Oberaar

South side	Lang Oberaletsch Aletsch Fiescher

Lakes

Mountains of Switzerland

Country-level lists	Major summits (most prominent) Above 3000 m Highest Most isolated Accessible by public transport Named after people Canton highest points

Lists by canton	Bern Glarus Graubünden Nidwalden Obwalden Schwyz St. Gallen Ticino Uri Valais Vaud

Major 4000ers	Monte Rosa Dom Lyskamm Weisshorn Matterhorn Dent Blanche Grand Combin Finsteraarhorn Zinalrothorn Alphubel Rimpfischhorn Aletschhorn Strahlhorn Dent d'Hérens Breithorn Jungfrau Mönch Schreckhorn Ober Gabelhorn Piz Bernina Gross Fiescherhorn Grünhorn Weissmies Lagginhorn

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