Mönch

Mönch
Mönch
	The Mönch north face dominating the Eiger Glacier (which flows from left to right).
Highest point
Elevation	4,110 m (13,480 ft)
Prominence	591 m (1,939 ft)
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Isolation	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Coordinates	46°33′30″N 7°59′50″E / 46.55833°N 7.99722°E
Naming
English translation	Monk
Geography
	Mönch Location in Switzerland
Location	Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone
Climbing
First ascent	August 15, 1857
Easiest route	basic rock/snow/ice climb

The Mönch (German pronunciation: [ˈmœnç] ^ⓘ, German: "monk") at 4,110 metres (13,480 ft) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau, it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains, visible from far away.

The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. It is west of Mönchsjoch, a pass at 3,650 metres (11,980 ft), Mönchsjoch Hut, and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.

The Jungfrau railway tunnel runs right under the summit, at an elevation of approximately 3,300 metres (10,830 ft).

The summit was first climbed on record on 15 August 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann (1831-1861), Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.

Gallery

A view of the Mönch taken from the Jungfraujoch
Panorama from Männlichen: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (from left to right)
The Moench, by Helga von Cramm, with prayer by Achespè, chromolithograph, c. 1879. (3 x 4.5 inches).

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Unders Mönchsjoch (3,519 m).
^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Jungfrau.