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Hillehorn

Coordinates: 46°18′11″N 8°8′25″E / 46.30306°N 8.14028°E / 46.30306; 8.14028
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Hillehorn
The Hillehorn and the Hillegletscher (left: Punta Mottiscia, right: main summit)
Highest point
Elevation3,181 m (10,436 ft)
Prominence257 m (843 ft)[1]
Parent peakBortelhorn
Coordinates46°18′11″N 8°8′25″E / 46.30306°N 8.14028°E / 46.30306; 8.14028
Geography
Hillehorn is located in Switzerland
Hillehorn
Hillehorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
(mountain partially in Italy)
Parent rangeLepontine Alps

The Hillehorn (also spelled Hillenhorn) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located between the Gantertal and the Binntal in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy. The main summit has an elevation of 3,181 meters, while the Italian border culminates on the secondary summit named Punta Mottiscia at 3,158 meters. Between the two peaks is the Hillejoch.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bocca da Mottiscia (2,924 m).
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