Strahlhorn

Strahlhorn

Highest point
Elevation	4,190 m (13,750 ft)
Prominence	401 m (1,316 ft) ^[1]
Isolation	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Parent peak	Rimpfischhorn
Coordinates	46°00′47.6″N 7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E / 46.013222; 7.901750Coordinates: 46°00′47.6″N 7°54′06.3″E / 46.013222°N 7.901750°E / 46.013222; 7.901750
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

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.

Monte Rosa and Strahlhorn (right)

References

↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Adlerpass (3,789 m).

Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994

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Matter Valley

Settlements	Zermatt (Ried, Findeln, Riffelalp, Zum See, Zmutt) Täsch Randa St. Niklaus Herbriggen Mattsand Gasenried Grächen Embd Törbel

Mountains	Barrhorn Brunegghorn Bishorn Weisshorn Zinalrothorn Ober Gabelhorn Dent Blanche Tête Blanche Tête de Valpelline Dent d'Hérens Matterhorn Breithorn Pollux Castor Liskamm Monte Rosa Strahlhorn Rimpfischhorn Allalinhorn Alphubel Täschhorn Dom Lenzspitze Nadelhorn Balfrin

Glaciers	Matterhorn Glacier Zmutt Glacier Schonbielgletscher Stockjigletscher Tiefmatten Glacier Furgg Glacier Gorner Glacier Theodul Glacier Triftjigletscher Breithorngletscher Schwärzegletscher Grenzgletscher Zwillingsgletscher Monte Rosa Glacier Findel Glacier Mellichgletscher Hohlichtgletscher Bisgletscher Ried Glacier

Tourism	Gornergrat Klein Matterhorn Unterrothorn Trockener Steg Schwarzsee

Mountains of Switzerland

Country-level lists	Major summits (most prominent) Above 3000 m Highest Most isolated Accessible by public transport Named after people Canton highest points

Lists by canton	Bern Glarus Graubünden Nidwalden Obwalden Schwyz St. Gallen Ticino Uri Valais Vaud

Major 4000ers	Monte Rosa Dom Liskamm Weisshorn Matterhorn Dent Blanche Grand Combin Finsteraarhorn Zinalrothorn Alphubel Rimpfischhorn Aletschhorn Strahlhorn Dent d'Hérens Breithorn Jungfrau Mönch Schreckhorn Ober Gabelhorn Piz Bernina Gross Fiescherhorn Grünhorn Weissmies Lagginhorn

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