The Breithorn (3,785 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Bietschhorn and the Schinhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental (valley, north) from the main Rhone valley (south). Its summit is the tripoint between the Lötschental and two other smaller valleys: the Baltschiedertal and the valley of the Beichgletscher.

Breithorn
Schinhorn (left) and Breithorn (center right) from Hollandia Hut
Highest point
Elevation3,785 m (12,418 ft)
Prominence282 m (925 ft)[1]
Parent peakNesthorn
Coordinates46°25′8.2″N 7°53′38.2″E / 46.418944°N 7.893944°E / 46.418944; 7.893944
Naming
Native nameBreithorn (German)
English translationBroad Horn
Geography
Breithorn (Blatten) is located in Switzerland
Breithorn (Blatten)
Location in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Topo mapSwisstopo topographic maps

The Breithorn is one of the two mountains named Breithorn overlooking the Lötschental, the other being the Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Gredetschjoch (3,503 m).
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