Pollux

E153537

Pollux is a prominent mountain peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy, popular with climbers for its accessible routes and panoramic views.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pollux canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander
mountain
accessPoint Klein Matterhorn cable car station
climbingPopularity popular with climbers
coordinates approximately 45.92°N 7.78°E
country Italy
Switzerland
difficultyRating PD to AD (alpine grade, depending on route)
elevation 13425 ft
4092 m
firstAscentBy J. J. and J. M. Perren
J. J. and P. J. Taugwalder
J. Zumstein
surface form: J. J. and P. P. Taugwalder

J. J. and W. M. Biner
firstAscentDate 1864-08-01
glacierOnFlanks Verra Glacier
Zwillingsgletscher
hasClimbingRouteType normal route
hasFeature rock and snow routes
hasTwinPeak Castor
isInProtectedAreaVicinity near Monte Rosa and Matterhorn alpine tourism zones
isOnInternationalBorder true
locatedInMountainRange Pennine Alps
locatedInRegion Aosta Valley
Valais
locatedOnBorderBetween Italy
Switzerland
mapRegion Swisstopo 1:25,000 Zermatt area
name Pollux
namedAfter Pollux
surface form: Pollux (mythological twin of Castor)
near Breithorn
surface form: Breithorn massif

Castor
Klein Matterhorn
normalRouteFrom Ayas Valley
Zermatt
offers panoramic views
parentPeak Dufourspitze
partOf Alps
photoAttributionCommon often photographed from Klein Matterhorn and Zermatt area
prominence 247 m
rangeSection Monte Rosa Alps
summitType rocky summit

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.