Wasenhorn (Bernese Alps)

The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Blitzingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Oberaarrothorn, that separates the valley of the Fiescher Glacier from the main Rhone valley.

Wasenhorn
Wasenhorn (right summit) from the Fiescher Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,447 m (11,309 ft)
Prominence303 m (994 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°29′52.7″N 8°9′56.8″E / 46.497972°N 8.165778°E / 46.497972; 8.165778
Geography
Wasenhorn is located in Switzerland
Wasenhorn
Wasenhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent14 August 1885 by the Hungarian couple Bela and Hermine Tauscher-Geduly with the South Tyrolean guides Alois Pinggera and Joseph Reinstadler

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Oberlicke (3,144 m).
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