Staldhorn
Staldhorn | ||
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Staldhorn with a view of the Fletschhorn . At the lower left edge of the picture the Simplon Hospice |
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height | 2463 m above sea level M. | |
location | Valais , Switzerland | |
Mountains | Valais Alps | |
Coordinates | 644 854 / 123586 | |
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rock | granite |
The Staldhorn is a 2463 m above sea level. M. high mountain in Switzerland in the canton of Valais . The mountain is a northern branch of the Fletschhorn and Tochuhorn and forms the western flank of the Simplon Pass .
The Staldhorn can be reached from the Simplon Pass over the western ridge of the mountain in an easy two-hour hike. In winter the mountain is a popular destination for snowshoe hikers. In the SAC snowshoe tour scale, the tour belongs to the level of difficulty Demanding snowshoe hike (WT3) .
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