Birghorn

Birghorn
Birghorn

Location in Switzerland

Highest point
Elevation 3,243 m (10,640 ft)
Prominence 131 m (430 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Coordinates 46°27′10.9″N 7°47′20.1″E / 46.453028°N 7.788917°E / 46.453028; 7.788917Coordinates: 46°27′10.9″N 7°47′20.1″E / 46.453028°N 7.788917°E / 46.453028; 7.788917
Geography
Location Berne/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Birghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range connecting the Lötschen Pass from the Tschingelhorn, separating the upper Gasterntal (Bernese Oberland) from the Lötschental (Valais).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Birgsattel (3,112 m).

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