Furnace horn
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 Ofenhorn with Lake Sabbiana in the foreground (Italian northeast side) |
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| height | 3235 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland / Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola , Italy | |
| Mountains | Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard-Alps | |
| Dominance | 3.8 km → Turbhorn | |
| Notch height | 334 m ↓ Hohsandjoch | |
| Coordinates , ( CH ) | 46 ° 23 '11 " N , 8 ° 19' 8" O ( 667 702 / 137604 ) | |
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The Ofenhorn ( 3235 m above sea level ) - in Italian Punta d'Arbola - is a mountain in the Monte Leone-Sankt Gotthard Alps , part of the Lepontine Alps on the border of the canton of Valais , Switzerland and the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola , Italy .
In the south it is bounded by the Val Formazza . The northeast side is characterized by the Ghiacciaio del Sabbione (Hohsand Glacier), whose meltwater is dammed in the Lage del Sabbione ( 2463 m slm ) and drains off over the Rio del Sabbione. The CAI huts , Rifugio Somma Lombardo ( 2568 m slm ), Rifugio Móres ( 2504 m slm ) and Rifugio Città di Busto ( 2482 m slm ), as well as the private huts Rifugio Claudio e Bruno ( 2708 m ) are located on the reservoir and in its surroundings slm ) and Rifugio 3A ( 2922 m slm ). On the Swiss side, southwest of the summit, is the SAC- owned Binntalhütte ( 2265 m above sea level ) and to the west is the private Mittlebärghütte ( 2395 m above sea level ).
Web links
- Ofenhorn on the ETHorama platform