Lagginhorn

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Lagginhorn
Lagginhorn west face.jpg
The west face
Highest point
Elevation 4,010 m (13,160 ft)
Prominence 512 m (1,680 ft) [1]
Parent peak Weissmies
Isolation 3.3 km (2.1 mi) [2]
Coordinates 46°9′26″N8°0′11″E / 46.15722°N 8.00306°E / 46.15722; 8.00306
Geography
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Lagginhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent 26 August 1856 by E. L. Ames, Franz Andenmatten and Johann Josef Imseng, together with three Englishmen and three guides
Easiest route West ridge (PD)
Laggin bivouac (2425 m)

46deg09'52''N 008deg02'44''E / 46.16444degN 8.04556degE / 46.16444; 8.04556 (Laggin Biwak) Laggin Biwak.jpg
Laggin bivouac (2425 m)
46°09′52″N008°02′44″E / 46.16444°N 8.04556°E / 46.16444; 8.04556 (Laggin Biwak)

The Lagginhorn (4,010 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.

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The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the lowest four-thousander in Switzerland.

The first ascent was by Edward Levi Ames and three other Englishmen, together with local Saas Grund clergyman Johann Josef Imseng, Franz Andenmatten and three other guides on 26 August 1856.

Climbing routes

The Lagginhorn is characterised by rock climbing rather than snow climbs and possesses a lengthy scramble along the South Ridge including one or more exposed abseils: [4]

Huts

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lagginjoch (3,498 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Weissmies.
  3. Map of Swisstopo
  4. The 4000m Peaks of the Alps, Martin Moran, The Alpine Club (2007)

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