Fletschhorn

Fletschhorn
North face of the Fletschhorn, with the Rossbode Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,985 m (13,074 ft)
Prominence300 m (980 ft)[1]
Parent peakLagginhorn
Isolation1.1 km (0.68 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°10′4″N 8°0′11″E / 46.16778°N 8.00306°E / 46.16778; 8.00306
Geography
Fletschhorn is located in Switzerland
Fletschhorn
Fletschhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascentAugust 1854 by Michael Amherdt and his guides Johannes Zumkemmi and Friedrich Clausen
Easiest routeBasic snow climb from Weissmies hut (2,726 m)

The Fletschhorn (3,985 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn.

The mountain was first climbed by Michael Amherdt and his guides Johannes Zumkemmi and Friedrich Clausen in August 1854.[3][4] The imposing north face was first ascended by E. R. Blanchet with guides Oskar Supersaxo and Kaspar Mooser on 25 July 1927.

The Fletschhorn from the north, with Lake Hopschu
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fletschhorn.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps (1:25 000). The key col is the Fletschjoch (3,685 m)
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Lagginhorn.
  3. ^ Gottlieb Studer: Ueber Eis und Schnee: Die höchsten Gipfel der Schweiz und die Geschichte ihrer Besteigung. p. 245–250, J. Dalpsche Buchhandlung, Bern 1870 (online)
  4. ^ M. Ulrich: Chronik des SAC vom Jahre 1869. In: Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenclub. p. 512, Volumes 5–6, Bern 1870 (online)

Media related to Fletschhorn at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Fletschhorn". SummitPost.org.


Stub icon

This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.