Pin horn
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 Stecknadelhorn between Nadelhorn (left) and Hohberghorn (far right), seen from Ulrichshorn (from the northeast) |
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| height | 4241 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Valais , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Mischabel group , Valais Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.5 km → Nadelhorn | |
| Notch height | 30 m ↓ pin yoke | |
| Coordinates | 632 560 / 106728 | |
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| First ascent | August 8, 1887 by Oscar Eckenstein and guide Matthias Zurbriggen | |
| Normal way | Southeast ridge from Dürrenjoch ( UIAA I) | |
The pin horn is a small elevation in the Nadelgrat , but is due to its height of 4241 m above sea level. M. counted as an independent four-thousand-meter peak. The Stecknadelhorn is located in the Valais Alps in the Mischabel mountain range between Saas Fee and Täsch and thus in the canton of Valais in Switzerland .
The first ascent was made on August 8, 1887 by Oscar Eckenstein with the guide Matthias Zurbriggen .
The pin horn is entered when crossing the needle ridge.
literature
- Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .
Web links
Commons : Stecknadelhorn - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Stecknadelhorn at 4000m - the four-thousanders of the Alps