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Ritzlihorn

Coordinates: 46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722
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Ritzlihorn
Ritzlihorn seen from Gelmersee (in the foreground is the Stampfhoren)
Highest point
Elevation3,277 m (10,751 ft)[1]
Prominence322 m (1,056 ft)[2]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E / 46.633472°N 8.258722°E / 46.633472; 8.258722
Geography
Ritzlihorn is located in Switzerland
Ritzlihorn
Ritzlihorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent1816 by Johann Jakob Frey [3]

The Ritzlihorn (3,277 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Handegg in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range east of the Gauli Glacier and north of the Bächlistock.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth.
  2. ^ "Ritzlihorn - Peakvisor". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Paul Caminada, Pioniere der Alpentopographie: die Geschichte der Schweizer Kartenkunst, AS Verlag, 2003. Page 179
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