Risihorn

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Risihorn
On the way to the summit of the Risihorn

On the way to the summit of the Risihorn

height 2875  m above sea level M.
location Bellwald , Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Mountains Bernese Alps
Coordinates 654 985  /  145987 coordinates: 46 ° 27 '47 "  N , 8 ° 9' 16"  O ; CH1903:  654985  /  145987
Risihorn (Canton of Valais)
Risihorn

The Risihorn is 2875  m above sea level. M. high peak in the Swiss canton of Valais in the municipality of Bellwald .

It is considered the " local mountain " of the Bellwald community and is a lookout point in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn mountain region . From the Risihorn the Finsteraarhorn , the Wannenhorn , the Fiescher Glacier and many other mountains of the Bernese and Valais Alps can be seen.

The easiest ascent leads from Bellwald to the chairlift - Furggulti mountain station at 2563  m above sea level. M. . From there it is about 55 minutes to the summit on the white-red-white marked hiking trail , the last 200 meters are marked white-blue-white.

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