Geisshorn

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Geisshorn
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Geisshorn (center right) and Aletschhorn (right), above the Aletsch Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,740 m (12,270 ft)
Prominence 158 m (518 ft) [1]
Parent peak Aletschhorn
Coordinates 46°26′27.7″N8°0′20.5″E / 46.441028°N 8.005694°E / 46.441028; 8.005694
Geography
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Geisshorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn (3724 m), it appears as a Doublepeak.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Geisslücke (3,582 m).