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Geisshorn

Coordinates: 46°26′27.7″N 8°0′20.5″E / 46.441028°N 8.005694°E / 46.441028; 8.005694
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Geisshorn
Geisshorn (center right) and Aletschhorn (right), above the Aletsch Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,740 m (12,270 ft)
Prominence158 m (518 ft)[1]
Parent peakAletschhorn
Coordinates46°26′27.7″N 8°0′20.5″E / 46.441028°N 8.005694°E / 46.441028; 8.005694
Geography
Geisshorn is located in Switzerland
Geisshorn
Geisshorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn (3724 m), it appears as a Doublepeak. Northwest of the Sattelhorn, the slightly lower ridge of the Vorderes Geisshorn (3632 m) leads to the south-ridge of the Aletschhorn.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Geisslücke (3,582 m).
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