Eggishorn

Eggishorn
Eggishorn viewed from Bettmerhorn
Highest point
Elevation	2,927 m (9,603 ft)
Prominence	563 m (1,847 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°ECoordinates: 46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°E
Geography
Eggishorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	Aerial tramway

The Eggishorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named Fiescherhorli (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the main peak.

The Eggishorn lies within the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, which has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. On its northern flank is the Aletsch Glacier. From the summit the view extends also to the Lepontine and Pennine Alps (Dom, Matterhorn, Weisshorn).

Pictures

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  Eggishorn Terminus 2,926 metres (9,600 ft)

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  Aerial tramway Fiesch Eggishorn (FE)

See also

• List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the Märjelensee at 2,364 metres.

External links

• Eggishorn on Summitpost
• Eggishorn on Hikr
• Eggishorn, the mountain of views
• Fiesch Eggishorn cable car (FE)

Panorama Picture from the Eggishorn to the North and the West and the Aletsch Glacier