Gärstenhörner | |
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Mittler Gärstenhorn | |
Aerial view of the Rhone Glacier with the Gärstenhörner on the left | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,189 m (10,463 ft) |
Prominence | 200 m (660 ft) |
Parent peak | Dammastock |
Coordinates | 46°35′54″N 8°21′42″E / 46.59833°N 8.36167°E / 46.59833; 8.36167 |
Geography | |
GärstenhörnerLocation in Switzerland | |
Location | Bern/Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Urner Alps |
The Gärstenhörner is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the Grimsel Pass. The Gärstenhörner has three summits: the Mittler Gärstenhorn (3,189 m), the Hinter Gärstenhorn (3,173 m) and the Vorder Gärstenhorn (3,167 m).
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the mountain at 2,989 metres.
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