Aletschhorn

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Aletschhorn is a prominent high peak in the Swiss Alps known for its extensive glaciation and challenging alpine climbs.

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Label Occurrences
Aletschhorn canonical 6

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander
mountain
climbingDifficulty challenging
climbingType alpine climbing
continent Europe
country Switzerland
elevation 13761 ft
4193 m
firstAscentBy F. F. Tuckett
surface form: Francis Fox Tuckett

Johann Joseph Bennen
Peter Bohren
V. Tairraz
firstAscentDate 1859-06-18
hasGlaciation extensive
hasNorthSideDrainage Aare basin
hasNotableFeature central position in Bernese Alps
steep ice and mixed faces
hasRockType crystalline rock
hasSouthSideDrainage Rhône river basin
surface form: Rhône basin
hasSummitIceCap yes
hasSummitRidges multiple
isClimbedInSeason late spring
summer
isPartOf Alps
isPopularFor glacier tours
high-altitude mountaineering
isSecondHighestIn Jungfrau-Aletsch region
surface form: Aletsch region
listing Alpine mountains above 4000 m
locatedIn Bernese Alps
Swiss Alps
locatedInCanton Valais
mapRegion Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
surface form: Swisstopo 1:25,000
near Jungfrau-Aletsch region
surface form: Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area
nearestMajorTown Brig
normalRoute from Mittelaletschbiwak via southwest ridge
overlooks Aletsch Glacier
Fieschertal
surface form: Lötschental

Oberaletsch Glacier
surface form: Mittelaletsch Glacier

Oberaletsch Glacier
parentPeak Finsteraarhorn
partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Jungfrau-Aletsch region
surface form: Jungfrau-Aletsch
prominence 1040 m
range Bernese Alps
requiresEquipment crampons
ice axe
rope

Referenced by (6)

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Bernese Alps contains Aletschhorn
Lepontine Alps notablePeak Aletschhorn
Alps four-thousanders hasMember Aletschhorn
Grünhornlücke near Aletschhorn
Bettmerhorn parentPeak Aletschhorn