Weisshorn (Lenk)
| Weisshorn (Wisshore) | ||
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 The Weisshorn (center) seen from the Betelberg |
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| height | 2948 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton border Bern / Wallis | |
| Mountains | Bernese Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.18 km → Rohrbachstein | |
| Notch height | 137 m ↓ unnamed notch | |
| Coordinates | 602.69 thousand / 136940 | |
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The Weisshorn (also Wisshore ) is a mountain in the Lenk with a height of 2948 m above sea level. M.
The Wildstrubelhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club is located on the western slope at an altitude of 2791 meters . To the east of the summit is the Plaine Morte Glacier .
The non-public military cable car (MSB5) with two sections leads from the Iffigenalp to the Weisshorn. The first section to the Rawilpass middle station was renewed in 2002.
On the mountain there are military systems for monitoring air traffic, including the air surveillance and control system FLORAKO (Florida radar replacement radar air situation system communication system) of the Swiss Air Force .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Military planning approval in the regular planning approval procedure according to Articles 7 - 19 MPV1 regarding the Iffigenalp - Weisshorn military cable car: replacement / new construction of the 1st section (Iffigenalp-Rawil) from May 1, 2001 (PDF; 14 kB)
- ↑ Berner Zeitung of August 24, 2016: New railway on the Weisshorn - but almost only for the military
- ^ Force Report: Swiss Air Force - Alpine Warriors . In: Air Forces Monthly magazine in association with Air Forces Intelligence - The Online Air Arms Database , September 2009 Issue, 68.