Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn

Ritzlihorn seen from Gelmersee (in the foreground is the Stampfhoren)
Highest point
Elevation 3,282 m (10,768 ft)
Prominence 342 m (1,122 ft)[1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722Coordinates: 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722
Geography
Ritzlihorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1816 by Johann Jakob Frey [2]

The Ritzlihorn (3,282 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Handegg in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range east of the Gauli Glacier and north of the Bächlistock.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is the Gruebenjoch (2,940 m).
  2. Paul Caminada, Pioniere der Alpentopographie: die Geschichte der Schweizer Kartenkunst, AS Verlag, 2003. Page 179

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