Mont Durand

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Mont Durand / Arbenhorn
View from Corne de Sorebois to the north face of Mont Durand / Arbenhorn.

View from Corne de Sorebois to the north face of Mont Durand / Arbenhorn.

height 3713  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Mountains Valais Alps , Weisshorn Group
Dominance 0.95 km →  Ober Gabelhorn
Notch height 169 m ↓  Arbenjoch
Coordinates 616 405  /  98045 coordinates: 46 ° 2 '2 "  N , 7 ° 39' 2"  O ; CH1903:  616405  /  98045
Mont Durand (Canton of Valais)
Mont Durand

The Mont Durand / Arbenhorn is 3713  m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Swiss canton of Valais and is located between Zermatt in Mattertal and Zinal in Val d'Anniviers . The summit lies west of the Ober Gabelhorn . The Mont Durand / Arbenhorn is part of the language border and one of the few mountains in Switzerland that is named in two languages on the official maps of the Federal Office of Topography Swisstopo .

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Panoramic view of the Zinal glacier in Val d'Anniviers. In the background, the peaks (v. L. N. R.) Of Besso (3,668 m), Trifthorn (3,728 m), Wellenkuppe (3,903 m), Obergabelhorn (4,068 m), Mont Durand Arben Horn (3,712 m) and Grand Cornier (3,961 m).