Silvrettahorn

Silvrettahorn

View from the south-east
Highest point
Elevation 3,244 m (10,643 ft)
Prominence 205 m (673 ft)[1]
Parent peak Piz Buin
Coordinates 46°51′25″N 10°05′35″E / 46.85694°N 10.09306°E / 46.85694; 10.09306Coordinates: 46°51′25″N 10°05′35″E / 46.85694°N 10.09306°E / 46.85694; 10.09306
Geography
Silvrettahorn

Location in the Alps

Location Vorarlberg, Austria
Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent range Silvretta Alps
Climbing
First ascent 22 August 1865 by Jules Jacot, guided by Christian Jegen and A. Schlegel

The Silvrettahorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. On its southern Swiss side it overlooks the Silvretta Glacier.

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