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Eggishorn

Coordinates: 46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°E / 46.43139; 8.09417
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Eggishorn
Eggishorn viewed from Bettmerhorn
Highest point
Elevation2,927 m (9,603 ft)
Prominence563 m (1,847 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
ListingAlpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°E / 46.43139; 8.09417
Geography
Eggishorn is located in Switzerland
Eggishorn
Eggishorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeAerial tramway

The Eggishorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named Fiescherhorli (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the main peak.

The Eggishorn lies within the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, which has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. On its northern flank is the Aletsch Glacier. From the summit the view extends also to the Lepontine and Pennine Alps (Dom, Matterhorn, Weisshorn).

Pictures

Panorama Picture from the Eggishorn to the North and the West and the Aletsch Glacier

See also

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the Märjelensee at 2,364 metres.