Kranzberg (mountain)

Coordinates: 46°31′19.5″N 7°58′52″E / 46.522083°N 7.98111°E / 46.522083; 7.98111
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Kranzberg
The Kranzberg (left peak) seen from the Aletsch Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,741 m (12,274 ft)
Prominence83 m (272 ft)[1]
Parent peakJungfrau
Coordinates46°31′19.5″N 7°58′52″E / 46.522083°N 7.98111°E / 46.522083; 7.98111
Geography
Kranzberg is located in Switzerland
Kranzberg
Kranzberg
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Kranzberg (3,741 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, close to the border with the canton of Bern. Its massif separates two glaciers: the Grosser Aletschfirn and the Jungfraufirn, both part of the Aletsch Glacier.

A prominent unnamed secondary summit (3,666 m) is located south-east of the main peak.

Debris accumulating on both sides of the mountain form one of the two important supraglacial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier (see picture on the top right of the article).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,658 metres.

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