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Summit in the Pennine Alps
Nordend
East face
Highest point
Elevation4,608 m (15,118 ft)
Prominence89 m ↓ Silbersattel
Parent peakDufourspitze of Monte Rosa
Isolation0.575 km → Grenzgipfel
Coordinates45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000
Naming
English translationNorth End
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Nordend is located in AlpsNordendNordendSwiss (Valais) - Italian (Piedmont) borderShow map of AlpsNordend is located in PiedmontNordendNordendNordend (Piedmont)Show map of PiedmontNordend is located in SwitzerlandNordendNordendNordend (Switzerland)Show map of Switzerland
Countries
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Mountain typepeak
Climbing
First ascent1861
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

Nordend (meaning north end in German) is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dunantspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).

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