Mönch

This article is about the mountain in the Swiss Alps. For the climbing rock in Saxon Switzerland, see Mönch (rock).

Mönch
The north side and the Eiger Glacier
Elevation	4,099 m (13,448 ft)
Prominence	570 m (1,870 ft)
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Location
Mönch Location in Switzerland
Location	Switzerland
Range	Bernese Alps
Coordinates	46°33′30″N 7°59′50″E
Climbing
First ascent	August 15, 1857
Easiest route	basic rock/snow/ice climb

The Mönch (German: "monk") is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains visible from far away.

A view of the Mönch taken from the Jungfraujoch

The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Berne, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. The mountain is located west of Mönchsjoch (a 3,650 m high pass) and Mönchsjoch Hut and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.

The Jungfraubahn railway tunnel runs right under the summit at a height of approximately 3,300 metres.

The peak was first climbed on August 15, 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann, Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.

Panorama

Panorama from Männlichen: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (from left to right)

External links

• Mönch on Summitpost
• Mönch on Peakware - photos
• Mönch from Kleine Scheidegg