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Gletscherhorn

Coordinates: 46°30′46″N 7°58′04″E / 46.51278°N 7.96778°E / 46.51278; 7.96778
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Gletscherhorn
The Gletscherhorn (background) from the Jungfraujoch (north side)
Highest point
Elevation3,982 m (13,064 ft)
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)[1]
Parent peakJungfrau
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°30′46″N 7°58′04″E / 46.51278°N 7.96778°E / 46.51278; 7.96778
Geography
Gletscherhorn is located in Switzerland
Gletscherhorn
Gletscherhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Gletscherhorn (3,982 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It forms the eastern edge of the Lauterbrunnen Wall, south of the Jungfrau.

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References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south of the Louwitor at 3,627 metres.
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