Trugberg

Trugberg

Trugberg (right) from the Aletsch Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,933 m (12,904 ft)
Prominence 306 m (1,004 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mönch
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°32′50″N 8°00′56″E / 46.54722°N 8.01556°E / 46.54722; 8.01556Coordinates: 46°32′50″N 8°00′56″E / 46.54722°N 8.01556°E / 46.54722; 8.01556
Geography
Trugberg

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1871

The Trugberg is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located south of the Mönch in the canton of Valais. It is located above the Konkordiaplatz where the névé of the Jungfraufirn on the west side and the Ewigschneefeld on the east side converge to form the Aletsch Glacier. Debris accumulating on both sides of the mountain form one of the two important supraglacial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier.

During their ascent of the Jungfrau in 1841, a group of explorers including Pierre Jean Édouard Desor and Louis Agassiz for a while thought that the Trugberg, hiding the Jungfrau from sight, was their destination. Eventually, they realized their error and decided to name the mountain Trugberg, meaning Deceitful Mountain.[2]

The Trugberg was first climbed 13 July 1871 by Dr. Emil Burckardt from Basel, with the two local guides Peter Egger and Peter Schlegel. The route they took was by the east flank.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Obers Mönchsjoch (3,627 m).
  2. ↑ Swiss mountains names www.swissworld.org. Retrieved 2010-04-05


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