Trifthorn

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Trifthorn
View from the Zinalrothorn: The Trifthorn is the small, snow-covered summit in the lower half of the picture.

View from the Zinalrothorn : The Trifthorn is the small, snow-covered summit in the lower half of the picture.

height 3728  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Mountains Valais Alps , Weisshorn Group
Dominance 0.5 km →  Pointe du Mountet
Notch height 70 m ↓  Col du Mountet
Coordinates 618 552  /  100028 coordinates: 46 ° 3 '6 "  N , 7 ° 40' 42"  O ; CH1903:  618,552  /  100028
Trifthorn (Canton of Valais)
Trifthorn

The Trifthorn is 3728  m above sea level. M. high mountain in the Swiss canton of Valais and is located west of Zermatt . The summit is on the ridge that connects the Zinalrothorn with the Ober Gabelhorn and separates the Mattertal from the Val d'Anniviers . The crest of the wave still lies between Trifthorn and Ober Gabelhorn .

View from the Gornergratbahn , Riffelberg station near Zermatt. In the background from left to right the Ober Gabelhorn ( 4063  m ), Wellenkuppe ( 3903  m ), Trifthorn ( 3728  m ), Pointe du Mountet ( 3877  m ), Zinalrothorn ( 4221  m , center)

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