Bishorn
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| Bishorn | |
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 The Bishorn (left, background) and the Turtmann Glacier (right) |
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| Elevation | 4,153 metres (13,625 feet) |
| Location |  Switzerland |
| Range | Pennine Alps |
| Prominence | 120 m (394 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on 18 August 1884 |
| Easiest route | North-west flank, (F) |
The Bishorn (4,153 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn.
The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge .
Huts serving the peak are the Cabane de Tracuit (3,256 m) and the Turtmann hut (2,519 m).
[edit] References
- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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