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.
| Strahlhorn | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,190 m (13,750 ft) |
| Prominence | 404 m (1,325 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Rimpfischhorn |
| Coordinates | 46°00′47.6″N 7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E |
| Geography | |
  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 |
There are three less known peaks of the same name in Switzerland (3027m, 3194m, 3200m).[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Adlerpass (3,786 m).
- ^ "Gipfel der Schweiz - Gipfel - Liste". www.gipfelderschweiz.ch.
Sources
edit- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
External links
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