Doldenhorn
Doldenhorn | |
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![]() A drawing by Abraham Roth who was one of the first to climb it | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,638 m (11,936 ft) |
Prominence | 654 m (2,146 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Blüemlisalp |
Isolation | 3.6 km (2.2 mi)[2] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°28′07″N 7°44′06″E / 46.46861°N 7.73500°ECoordinates: 46°28′07″N 7°44′06″E / 46.46861°N 7.73500°E |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Doldenhorn Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 30 June 1862 by Johann Bischoff, Kaspar Blatter, Christian Lauener, Gilgian Reichen, Abraham Roth and Edmund von Fellenberg. |
The Doldenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. On its north side is Lake Oeschinen.
See also[]
- List of mountains of Switzerland
References[]
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fründenjoch (2,984 m)
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of the Blüemlisalp.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Bernese Alps
- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Mountains of the canton of Bern
- Canton of Bern geography stubs