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Balmhorn

Coordinates: 46°25′30″N 7°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E / 46.42500; 7.69361
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Balmhorn
View of the Balmhorn from Allmenalp, above Kandersteg
Highest point
Elevation3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Prominence1,022 m (3,353 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation12.3 km (7.6 mi)[2]
Coordinates46°25′30″N 7°41′37″E / 46.42500°N 7.69361°E / 46.42500; 7.69361
Geography
Balmhorn is located in Switzerland
Balmhorn
Balmhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBerne/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent21 July 1864 by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg
Easiest routeSouth-west ridge (Zackengrat)

The Balmhorn (3,698 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Berne and the Valais.

It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.[3]

The southern flanks of the Rinderhorn and Balmhorn seen from the Ferdenrothorn

Huts

  • Balmhornhütte
  • Lötschenpasshütte
  • Berghotel Schwarenbach

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lötschen Pass (2,676 m).
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of the Bietschhorn.
  3. ^ The Balmhorn on SummitPost