Gärstenhörner

Gärstenhörner
Mittler Gärstenhorn

Aerial view of the Rhone Glacier with the Gärstenhörner on the left
Highest point
Elevation 3,189 m (10,463 ft)
Prominence 200 m (660 ft) [1]
Parent peak Dammastock
Coordinates 46°35′54″N 8°21′42″E / 46.59833°N 8.36167°E / 46.59833; 8.36167Coordinates: 46°35′54″N 8°21′42″E / 46.59833°N 8.36167°E / 46.59833; 8.36167
Geography
Gärstenhörner

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Gärstenhörner is a mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range west of the Rhone Glacier, and east of the Grimsel Pass. The Gärstenhörner has three summits: the Mittler Gärstenhorn (3,189 m), the Hinter Gärstenhorn (3,173 m) and the Vorder Gärstenhorn (3,167 m).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the mountain at 2,989 metres.

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