Hohberghorn
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| Hohberghorn | |
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 The Hohberghorn (on far right), with the Nadelhorn (left of centre) and the Stecknadelhorn (right of centre) |
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| Elevation | 4,219 m (13,842 ft) |
| Prominence | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Parent peak | Nadelhorn |
| Location | |
 Hohberghorn
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| Location |  Switzerland |
| Range | Pennine Alps |
| Coordinates | 46°06′45.7″N 7°51′13.9″E / 46.112694°N 7.853861°ECoordinates: 46°06′45.7″N 7°51′13.9″E / 46.112694°N 7.853861°E |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1869 by R. B. Heathcote, Franz Biner, Peter Perren and Peter Taugwalder |
| Easiest route | Basic snow climb |
The Hohberghorn (4,219 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of the Dom, above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
It was first climbed by R. B. Heathcote, with guides Franz Biner, Peter Perren and Peter Taugwalderon, in August 1869 via the west gully above the Hohberg Glacier to the Stecknadeljoch.
Its north-east face, not as long or as steep as that on the neighbouring Lenzspitze, is 320 m and at an average angle of 50 degrees, and might be considered as excellent training for the latter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Will McLewin, In Monte Viso’s Horizon: Climbing All the Alpine 4000m Peaks, Ernest Press, 1991
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
[edit] External links
- "Hohberghorn". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150728.
- "The Nadelgrat". SummitPost.org
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