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Schinhorn

Coordinates: 46°27′05″N 7°56′48″E / 46.45139°N 7.94667°E / 46.45139; 7.94667
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Schinhorn
From left: the sharp ridge Distlighorn and the dark tower Schinhorn, seen from the Lötschenlücke
Highest point
Elevation3,796 m (12,454 ft)
Prominence422 m (1,385 ft)[1]
Parent peakAletschhorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°27′05″N 7°56′48″E / 46.45139°N 7.94667°E / 46.45139; 7.94667
Geography
Schinhorn is located in Switzerland
Schinhorn
Schinhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent30 August 1869 by E. J. Häberlin and Johann and Andreas von Weissenfluh

The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental (north) and Oberaletsch (south). The Schinhorn has a northeastern Subpeak, the sharp ridge Distlighorn (3,716 m).

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Sattellicka (3,374 m).
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