Blinnenhorn
Appearance
Blinnenhorn | |
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Corno Cieco | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,374 m (11,070 ft) |
Prominence | 945 m (3,100 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Dammastock |
Isolation | 12.8 km (8.0 mi)[2] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E / 46.428634°N 8.308028°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland/Piedmont, Italy |
Parent range | Lepontine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 5 September 1866 by Sedley Taylor, Johann Tännler, and Franz Guntern (or Guntren)[3][4] |
The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furka Pass (2,429)
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Galmihorn.
- ^ Summary of new ascents; Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, December 1866
- ^ F Gardiner, Excursions in the Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, November 1878
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