Rosenhorn

Rosenhorn

Rosenhorn (left), Mittelhorn (centre) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation 3,689 m (12,103 ft)
Prominence 193 m (633 ft)[1]
Parent peak Mittelhorn
Coordinates 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167Coordinates: 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
Geography
Rosenhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Berne, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

The Rosenhorn (3,689 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.

The mountain is entirely surrounded by glaciers: the Rosenlaui Glacier on the north side, the Upper Grindelwald Glacier on the south side and the Gauli Glacier on the east side.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,496 metres.


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