Strahlhorn

Strahlhorn

Strahlhorn

Mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps

For other uses, see Strahlhorn (disambiguation).

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.

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There are three less known peaks of the same name in Switzerland (3027m, 3194m, 3200m).[2]

Monte Rosa and Strahlhorn (right)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Adlerpass (3,789 m).
  2. [2]
    "Gipfel der Schweiz - Gipfel - Liste". www.gipfelderschweiz.ch.

Sources

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