Rosenhorn

Rosenhorn

Rosenhorn (left), Mittelhorn (centre) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation 3,689 m (12,103 ft)
Prominence 193 m (633 ft)[1]
Parent peak Mittelhorn
Coordinates 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167Coordinates: 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
Geography
Rosenhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Berne, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

The Rosenhorn (3,689 m) is a peak in the Bernese Alps in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif, and most distant from the alpine village of Grindelwald to the southwest.

The Rosewnhorn is entirely surrounded by glaciers: the Rosenlaui on the north side, the Upper Grindelwald on the south, and the Gauli on the east.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,496 metres.


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