Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen)
Breithorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,780 m (12,400 ft) |
Prominence | 443 m (1,453 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Jungfrau |
Isolation | 4.17 km (2.59 mi) |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | CH-VS_scale:100000 46°28′42.3″N 7°52′35.7″E / 46.478417°N 7.876583°ECoordinates: CH-VS_scale:100000 46°28′42.3″N 7°52′35.7″E / 46.478417°N 7.876583°E |
Naming | |
Native name | Breithorn (German) |
English translation | Broad Horn |
Geography | |
Location in Switzerland | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern and Valais |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Topo map | Swisstopo topographic maps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | (31 July 1865) |
The Breithorn, (3,780 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Tschingelhorn and the Grosshorn.
The Breithorn is one of two mountains named Breithorn overlooking the Lötschental, the other being the Breithorn (Blatten).
See also[]
- List of mountains of Switzerland
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mountains of the Alps
- Bernese Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Mountains of Valais
- Mountains of the canton of Bern
- Bern–Valais border
- Canton of Bern geography stubs
- Valais geography stubs