Wasenhorn (Bernese Alps)

Wasenhorn

Wasenhorn (right summit) from the Fiescher Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,447 m (11,309 ft)
Prominence 303 m (994 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°29′52.7″N 8°9′56.8″E / 46.497972°N 8.165778°E / 46.497972; 8.165778Coordinates: 46°29′52.7″N 8°9′56.8″E / 46.497972°N 8.165778°E / 46.497972; 8.165778
Geography
Wasenhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 14 August 1885 by the Hungarian couple Bela and Hermine Tauscher-Geduly with the South Tyrolean guides Alois Pinggera and Joseph Reinstadler

The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Blitzingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Oberaarrothorn, that separates the valley of the Fiescher Glacier from the main Rhone valley.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Oberlicke (3,144 m).


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