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Hirsihorn

Coordinates: 46°11′13″N 7°39′32″E / 46.18694°N 7.65889°E / 46.18694; 7.65889
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Hirsihorn
Pointe de la Forcletta
Hirsihorn is located in Switzerland
Hirsihorn
Hirsihorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation3,076 m (10,092 ft)
Prominence162 m (531 ft)[1]
Parent peakPointe de Tourtemagne
Coordinates46°11′13″N 7°39′32″E / 46.18694°N 7.65889°E / 46.18694; 7.65889
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Hirsihorn (also known as Pointe de la Forcletta) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of Ayer in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Anniviers and Turtmann, north of the Forcletta pass.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the col de Vijivi (2,914 m).
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