Nordend

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Nordend
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East face
Highest point
Elevation 4,609 m (15,121 ft)
Prominence 94 m Silbersattel
Parent peak Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa
Isolation 0.575 km  Grenzgipfel
Coordinates 45°56′32″N7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000 Coordinates: 45°56′32″N7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000
Naming
English translationNorth End
Language of name German
Geography
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Nordend
Swiss (Valais) - Italian (Piedmont) border
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Nordend (Piedmont)
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Nordend (Switzerland)
Countries Switzerland and Italy
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Mountain type peak
Climbing
First ascent 1861
Easiest route rock/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).

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