Dürrenhorn
| Dürrenhorn / Dirruhorn | ||
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 Dürrenhorn from the east |
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| height | 4035 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Mischabel group , Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.8 km → Hohberghorn | |
| Notch height | 123 m ↓ Dürrenjoch | |
| Coordinates | 631 649 / 107663 | |
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| First ascent | September 7, 1879 by Albert Mummery and William Penhall with the guides Alexander Burgener and Ferdinand Imseng | |
| Normal way | Southeast ridge from Dürrenjoch ( UIAA I) | |
The Dürrenhorn (also Dirruhorn ) is a 4035 m high peak in the Mischabel group in the Valais Alps in Switzerland . Together with the Kleiner Dürrenhorn ( Chli Dirruhorn , 3890 m ) it forms the end point of the well-known Nadelgrat ridge , but only in its classic variant.
The first ascent took place on September 7, 1879 by Albert Mummery and William Penhall with the guides Alexander Burgener and Ferdinand Imseng over the north ridge.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.gipfelbuch.ch Tour Guide . Retrieved November 29, 2013
- ↑ Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four thousand meter peaks in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. 2001.
literature
- Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .
Web links
- Dürrenhorn at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps