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Nordend

Coordinates: 45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000
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Nordend
East face
Highest point
Elevation4,609 m (15,121 ft)
Prominence94 m ↓ Silbersattel
Parent peakDufourspitze of Monte Rosa
Isolation0.575 km → Grenzgipfel
Coordinates45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E / 45.94222; 7.87000
Naming
English translationNorth End
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Nordend is located in Alps
Nordend
Nordend
Swiss (Valais) - Italian (Piedmont) border
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Geology
Mountain typepeak
Climbing
First ascent1861
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

Nordend (meaning north end in German) is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dunantspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).