Strahlhorn

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Strahlhorn
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Highest point
Elevation 4,190 m (13,750 ft)
Prominence 401 m (1,316 ft) [1]
Parent peak Rimpfischhorn
Isolation 1.8 km (1.1 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 46°00′47.6″N7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E / 46.013222; 7.901750 Coordinates: 46°00′47.6″N7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E / 46.013222; 7.901750
Geography
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Strahlhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais
Country Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Topo map Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Climbing
First ascent 15 August 1854 by Christopher Smyth, Ulrich Lauener, Edmund J. Grenville and Franz-Josef Andenmatten
Easiest route Basic snow climb

The Strahlhorn (4,190 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Saas-Fee and east of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Mattertal from the Saastal and is located approximately halfway between the Rimpfischhorn and the Schwarzberghorn.

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There are three less known peaks of the same name in Switzerland (3027m, 3194m, 3200m). [2]

Monte Rosa and Strahlhorn (right) DufourspitzeStrahlhorn.jpg
Monte Rosa and Strahlhorn (right)

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The Strahlhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, east of Zermatt and south of Saas Fee in Valais. It is also the name of several other mountains in Switzerland:

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Adlerpass (3,789 m).
  2. "Gipfel der Schweiz - Gipfel - Liste". www.gipfelderschweiz.ch.

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