Setzehorn

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Setzehorn
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Setzehorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 3,061 m (10,043 ft)
Prominence 44 m (144 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°28′34″N8°9′39.7″E / 46.47611°N 8.161028°E / 46.47611; 8.161028
Geography
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Setzehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Galmihorn, on the range lying between the Fiescher Glacier and the main Rhone valley.

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References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,017 metres.