Schinhorn | |
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The Schinhorn (left summit) from the Lötschenlücke
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,797 m (12,457 ft) |
Prominence | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
Isolation | 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) |
Parent peak | Aletschhorn |
Coordinates | 46°27′05″N 7°56′48″E / 46.45139°N 7.94667°ECoordinates: 46°27′05″N 7°56′48″E / 46.45139°N 7.94667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 30 August 1869 by E. J. Häberlin and Johann and Andreas von Weissenfluh |
The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental (north) and Oberaletsch (south).