Bishorn
| Bishorn | |
|---|---|
 Northern wall | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,153 m (13,625 ft) |
| Prominence | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Parent peak | Weisshorn |
| Coordinates | 46°7′4″N 7°42′53″E / 46.11778°N 7.71472°ECoordinates: 46°7′4″N 7°42′53″E / 46.11778°N 7.71472°E |
| Geography | |
  Bishorn Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on 18 August 1884 |
| Easiest route | North-west flank, (F) |
The Bishorn (4,153 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn.
The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.
- The west and higher summit (4,153 m), first ascent by G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on 18 August 1884.
- The east summit (Pointe Burnaby, 4,134 m), first ascent by Elizabeth Burnaby with guides Joseph Imboden and Peter Sarbach on 6 May 1884.
Huts serving the peak are the Cabane de Tracuit (3,256 m) and the Turtmann hut (2,519 m).
The Bishorn (left, background) and the Turtmann Glacier (right)
Bishorn and Weisshorn (right)
References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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