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°E / 46.43139; 8.09417Coordinates: 46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°E / 46.43139; 8.09417
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).

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See also

References

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

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