Rosenhorn | |
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Rosenhorn (left), Mittelhorn (centre) and Wetterhorn (right)
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,689 m (12,103 ft) |
Prominence | 193 m (633 ft) |
Parent peak | Mittelhorn |
Coordinates | 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°ECoordinates: 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E |
Geography | |
Location | Berne, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
The Rosenhorn (3,689 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three peaks composing the Wetterhorn massif.
The mountain is entirely surrounded by glaciers: the Rosenlaui Glacier on the north side, the Upper Grindelwald Glacier on the south side and the Gauli Glacier on the east side.