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Matterhorn

Matterhorn
Monte Cervino
Cervin
Matterhorn from Domhütte - 2.jpg
East and north faces of the Matterhorn
Highest point
Elevation 4,478 m (14,692 ft)
Prominence 1042 m ↓ Col Durand 
Isolation 13.8 km → Liskamm-West Top 
Parent peak Weisshorn
Listing Alpine four-thousanders
Great north faces of the Alps
Coordinates 45°58′35″N 7°39′30″E / 45.97639°N 7.65833°E / 45.97639; 7.65833Coordinates: 45°58′35″N 7°39′30″E / 45.97639°N 7.65833°E / 45.97639; 7.65833
Naming
Translation Peak of the Meadows
Geography
Matterhorn is located in Alps
Matterhorn
Matterhorn
Location in the Alps
Location
Parent range Pennine Alps
Topo map Swisstopo 1347 Matterhorn
Climbing
First ascent
Easiest route Hörnli ridge (AD, rock/mixed climb)

The Matterhorn (German: Matterhorn, [ˈmatərˌhɔrn]; Italian: Monte Cervino, [ˈmonte tʃerˈviːno]; French: Mont Cervin, [mɔ̃ sɛʁvɛ̃]) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a huge and near-symmetrical pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe. The four steep faces, rising above the surrounding glaciers, face the four compass points and are split by the Hörnli, Furggen, Leone and Zmutt ridges. The mountain overlooks the Swiss town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais to the north-east and the Italian town of Breuil-Cervinia in the Aosta Valley to the south. Just east of the Matterhorn is Theodul Pass, the main passage between the two valleys on its north and south sides and a trade route since the Roman Era.


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