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Brunegghorn

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Brunegghorn
Brunegghorn from east
Highest point
Elevation3,833 m (12,575 ft)
Prominence293 m (961 ft)[1]
Parent peakWeisshorn
Geography
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LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Brunegghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Mattertal in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Weisshorn group. On the west side of the mountain flows the Brunegg Glacier.

View of the Brunegghorn from the slopes of the Brunegg Glacier

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Bisjoch (3,540 m).