Ray horn

Ray horn
	Ray horn
height	4190 m above sea level M.
location	Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Mountains	Valais Alps , Mischabel
Dominance	1.78 km → Rimpfischhorn
Notch height	401 m ↓ Adlerpass
Coordinates	635 863 / 95828 coordinates: 46 ° 0 '47 " N , 7 ° 54' 6" O ; CH1903: 635 863 / 95828
First ascent	August 15, 1854 by Christopher Smyth, Ulrich Lauener, Edmund J. Grenville and Franz-Josef Andenmatten
Normal way	Northwest ridge from the Adlerpass

The Strahlhorn is a mountain near Saas Fee , only a few kilometers from the state border with Italy . Its peak height is 4190 m . It ranks 35th in the list of four-thousand-meter peaks in the Alps . The Strahlhorn is halfway between the Mischabel group and Monte Rosa . The ascent goes over the starting point Britanniahütte ( 3030 m ), accessible from Saas Fee ( 1803 m ).

The first ascent was made on August 15, 1854 by Christopher Smyth, Ulrich Lauener, Edmund J. Grenville and Franz-Josef Andenmatten.

There are also three lesser-known Valais peaks with the same name ( 3027 m , 3194 m , 3200 m ).

A little to the south, between the Findel Glacier and the Schwarzberg Glacier, is the Schwarzberg-Weisstor (3539 m above sea level).

location

Location within the mountain range.

Location of the Strahlhorn in the Valais Alps.

Helmut Dumler, Willi P. Burkhardt: Four-thousanders in the Alps. 12th, updated edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2 .

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