Blinnenhorn

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Blinnenhorn / Corno Cieco
Rothorn (3289 m) and Blinnenhorn (middle) above the Gries glacier

Rothorn ( 3289  m ) and Blinnenhorn (middle) above the Gries glacier

height 3373.8  m above sea level M.
location Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais VS CH / VB ISwitzerlandSwitzerland Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ProvinceVerbano-Cusio-Ossola Province  ItalyItaly 
Mountains Leone group
Dominance 12.8 km →  Galmihorn
Notch height 945 m ↓  Furka Pass
Coordinates , ( CH ) 46 ° 25 '33 "  N , 8 ° 18' 28"  O ( 666 804  /  141984 ) coordinates: 46 ° 25 '33 "  N , 8 ° 18' 28"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred sixty-six thousand eight hundred and four  /  141984
Blinnenhorn (Alps)
Blinnenhorn
First ascent 1881 by Arthur Cust

The Blinnenhorn ( Italian Corno Cieco ) is 3373.8  m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Leone group southwest of the Nufenen pass . The border between the Swiss canton of Valais and the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola runs over its summit .

The starting point of the Gries Glacier is on its eastern flank .

location

Blinnenhorn (Leone Group)
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Location of the Blinnenhorn in the Leone Group (left)
and in the Alps (right in the box).
According to the SOIUSA classification , it belongs to the Lepontine Alps .

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receipt

  1. a b Height according to geo.admin.ch