Furgghorn
Furgghorn | ||
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Furgghorn (center) with the Upper Theodul Glacier (view from the Wisshorn ) |
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height | 3451 m above sea level M. | |
location | Canton of Valais ( Switzerland ) / Aosta Valley ( Italy ) | |
Mountains | Valais Alps | |
Dominance | 0.84 km → Theodulhorn | |
Notch height | 100 m ↓ on the Furgggrat | |
Coordinates , ( CH ) | 45 ° 57 '15 " N , 7 ° 41' 59" O ( 620243 / 89210 ) | |
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The Furgghorn (Italian: Cima del Breuil ; French: Tête du Breuil ) is a snow-capped 3451 m high mountain in the Matterhorn area ( Valais Alps ) in the south of the Swiss canton of Valais on the border with Italy .
location
The neighboring summit in the southeast is the Theodulhorn (3469 m), separated by the Furggsattel . In the northwest, the Matterhorn (Italian: Monte Cervino , French: Mont Cervin , 4478 m) joins over the Furgggrat . The peaks lie exactly on the state border between Switzerland and Italy, Aosta Valley region . The Furgghorn is located in the middle of two (summer) ski areas , in the northeast on the Theodul Glacier , and south of the Matterhorn, which are accessible from Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia with numerous cable cars and ski lifts .
Support points for the easiest ascent
- From the CAI hut Rifugio del Teodulo (Italian) or Refuge du Théodule (French) at 3317 m in half an hour, according to literature, an easy glacier tour according to the SAC mountain and high-altitude tour scale .
- From the intermediate station Trockener Steg of the Zermatt-Klein Matterhorn cable car in 2½ hours on an easy glacier tour to the Furgghorn.
- Mountain station Stazione del Furggen (Italian) or Station du Furggen (French) (3491 m) of the disused cable car Cresta di Furggen (Italian) or Crête du Furggen (French) from Breuil-Cervinia. From here southeast on the Furggengrat it takes 45 minutes to reach the summit.
Literature and map
- Swiss Alpine Club (publisher), Club Guide Walliser Alpen, Volume 3 , Munich 2004, ISBN 3-85902-231-8
- National map of Switzerland 1: 25,000, sheet 1347, Matterhorn
- National map of Switzerland 1: 25,000, sheet 1348, Zermatt