Mittelhorn | |
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Mittelhorn between the Rosenhorn (left) and Wetterhorn (right)
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,704 m (12,152 ft) |
Prominence | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
Coordinates | 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°ECoordinates: 46°38′06.4″N 8°07′29.7″E / 46.635111°N 8.124917°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 9 July 1845 by Kaspar Abplanalp, Melchior Bannholzer, Hans Jaun and Stanhope Templeman Speer |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
The Mittelhorn (3,704 m) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.