Nordend

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Nordend
Nordend.jpg
East face
Highest point
Elevation4,609 m (15,121 ft)
Prominence94 m ↓ Silbersattel
Parent peakDufourspitze of Monte Rosa
Isolation0.575 km → Grenzgipfel
Coordinates45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000Coordinates: 45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000
Naming
English translationNorth End
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Nordend is located in Alps
Nordend
Nordend
Swiss (Valais) - Italian (Piedmont) border
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Mountain typepeak
Climbing
First ascent1861
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

Nordend (meaning north end in German) is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dunantspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).

See also[]

  • List of Alpine four-thousanders

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