Grosses Wannenhorn

The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner. The mountain separates the Aletsch Glacier to the west from the Fiescher Glacier to the east.

Grosses Wannenhorn
The Gross Wannenhorn (left) from the Fiescher Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,906 m (12,815 ft)
Prominence626 m (2,054 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation4.26 km (2.65 mi) 
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E
Geography
Grosses Wannenhorn
Location in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Topo mapswisstopo
Climbing
First ascent1864 (Gottlieb Studer and team)

The Grosses Wannenhorn is rocky, while its southern counterpart, the Kleines Wannenhorn, is somewhat flatter. The mountain's east side is heavily glaciated, while the west side is a steep slope intermittently broken by ice fields.

The mountain was first climbed by Gottlieb Studer and team in 1864.

The Aletsch Glacier and the Gross Wannenhorn (right), from the Bettmerhorn

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Grünhornlücke (3,280 m).


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