Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn seen from Gelmersee (in the foreground is the Stampfhoren)
Highest point
Elevation 3,282 m (10,768 ft)
Prominence 342 m (1,122 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722Coordinates: 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722
Geography
Ritzlihorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1816 by Johann Jakob Frey [2]

The Ritzlihorn (3,282 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Handegg in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range east of the Gauli Glacier and north of the Bächlistock.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is the Gruebenjoch (2,940 m).
  2. ↑ Paul Caminada, Pioniere der Alpentopographie: die Geschichte der Schweizer Kartenkunst, AS Verlag, 2003. Page 179
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