Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn between the Rosenhorn (left) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation 3,704 m (12,152 ft)
Prominence 579 m (1,900 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E / 46.635111; 8.124917Coordinates: 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E / 46.635111; 8.124917
Geography
Mittelhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 9 July 1845 by Kaspar Abplanalp, Melchior Bannholzer, Hans Jaun and Stanhope Templeman Speer
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

The Mittelhorn (3,704 m) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lauteraarsattel (3,125 m).


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