Schwarzberghorn

Schwarzberghorn
Schwarzberghorn

Location in the Alps

Highest point
Elevation 3,609 m (11,841 ft)
Prominence 54 m (177 ft)[1]
Parent peak Unnamed summit (3,641 m)
Coordinates 45°59′49.3″N 7°54′31.7″E / 45.997028°N 7.908806°E / 45.997028; 7.908806Coordinates: 45°59′49.3″N 7°54′31.7″E / 45.997028°N 7.908806°E / 45.997028; 7.908806
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Piedmont, Italy
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Schwarzberghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit (3,610 m) is the tripoint between the valleys of Mattertal, Saastal (both in Valais) and Valle Anzasca (in Piedmont) and the southernmost point of the Mischabel-Strahlhorn chain.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,555 metres.

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