Mittelhorn

Mittelhorn
Mittelhorn between the Rosenhorn (left) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,702 m (12,146 ft)
Prominence578 m (1,896 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E / 46.635111; 8.124917
Geography
Mittelhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent9 July 1845 by Kaspar Abplanalp, Melchior Bannholzer, Hans Jaun and Stanhope Templeman Speer
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

The Mittelhorn (3,702 m) is a peak in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif.

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lauteraarsattel (3,124 m).