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Gross Furkahorn

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Mountain in Switzerland
Gross Furkahorn
The Galenstock (left), the Sidelenhorn (centre) and the Gross Furkahorn (centre right) from the Grimsel Pass (west side)
Highest point
Elevation3,169 m (10,397 ft)
Prominence60 m (200 ft)
Parent peakDammastock
Coordinates46°35′47.7″N 8°24′36.9″E / 46.596583°N 8.410250°E / 46.596583; 8.410250
Geography
Gross Furkahorn is located in SwitzerlandGross FurkahornGross FurkahornLocation in Switzerland
LocationValais/Uri, Switzerland
Parent rangeUrner Alps

The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Furka Pass and east of the Rhone Glacier.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,109 metres.

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