Grosses Wannenhorn
Grosses Wannenhorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,906 m (12,815 ft) |
Prominence | 626 m (2,054 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
Isolation | 4.26 km (2.65 mi) |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°ECoordinates: 46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°E |
Geography | |
Grosses Wannenhorn Location in Switzerland | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Valais |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Topo map | swisstopo |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1864 (Gottlieb Studer and team) |
The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the . The mountain separates the Aletsch Glacier to the west from the Fiescher Glacier to the east.
The Grosses Wannenhorn is rocky, while its southern counterpart, the , is somewhat flatter. The mountain's east side is heavily glaciated, while the west side is a steep slope intermittently broken by ice fields.
The mountain was first climbed by Gottlieb Studer and team in 1864.
See also[]
- List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
- List of mountains of Switzerland
References[]
- ^ Retrieved from the swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Grünhornlücke (3,280 m).
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Bernese Alps
- Mountains of Valais
- Three-thousanders of Switzerland
- Valais geography stubs