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Spitzhorn

Coordinates: 46°22′30.1″N 7°18′37.6″E / 46.375028°N 7.310444°E / 46.375028; 7.310444
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Spitzhorn
The Spitzhorn (centre-left) from the Sanetsch lake
Highest point
Elevation2,807 m (9,209 ft)
Prominence209 m (686 ft)[1]
Parent peakWildhorn
Coordinates46°22′30.1″N 7°18′37.6″E / 46.375028°N 7.310444°E / 46.375028; 7.310444
Geography
Spitzhorn is located in Switzerland
Spitzhorn
Spitzhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Spitzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies east of Gsteig (Bern) and north of the Sanetsch lake (Valais). It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Rossgrabelücke (2,598 m).
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