Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen)

For other places with the same name, see Breithorn (disambiguation).
Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen)
Breithorn

The Breithorn above the Lauterbrunnental
Highest point
Elevation 3,780 m (12,400 ft)
Prominence 443 m (1,453 ft)[1]
Parent peak Jungfrau
Coordinates CH-VS_scale:100000_ 46°28′42.3″N 7°52′35.7″E / 46.478417°N 7.876583°E / 46.478417; 7.876583Coordinates: CH-VS_scale:100000_ 46°28′42.3″N 7°52′35.7″E / 46.478417°N 7.876583°E / 46.478417; 7.876583
Naming
Translation Broad Horn
Geography

Location in Switzerland

Country Switzerland
Canton Bern and Valais
Parent range Bernese Alps
Topo map Swisstopo topographic maps
Climbing
First ascent Edmund von Fellenberg (31 July 1865)

The Breithorn, (3,780 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Tschingelhorn and the Grosshorn.

The Breithorn is one of two mountains named Breithorn overlooking the Lötschental, the other being the Breithorn (Blatten).

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Schmadrijoch (3,337 m).

External links

Media related to Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen) at Wikimedia Commons


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