Nordend

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Nordend is one of the main summits of the Monte Rosa massif in the Pennine Alps, known as one of the highest peaks in Switzerland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander
mountain
continent Europe
country Italy
Switzerland
drainageBasin Po basin
Rhône river basin
surface form: Rhône basin
elevation 15121 ft
4609 m
featureType summit
firstAscentBy F. F. Tuckett
J. J. Bennen
P. Perren
V. Tairraz
firstAscentDate 1861-08-26
glacier Gorner Glacier
Grenzgletscher
hasClimbingCategory high-altitude mountaineering
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasProtectionStatus part of high Alpine environment of Switzerland
hasRockType gneiss
granite
hasSnowAndIceCover yes
isPartOf Alpine main chain
surface form: Pennine Alps main chain
languageOfToponym German
locatedIn Pennine Alps NERFINISHED
canton of Valais NERFINISHED
region of Piedmont
locatedOnBorder Italian–Swiss border
surface form: Switzerland–Italy border
map Dufour Map
surface form: Swisstopo topographic maps
mountainRange Alps NERFINISHED
Pennine Alps NERFINISHED
near Dufourspitze
Zumsteinspitze
nearSettlement Macugnaga
Zermatt
normalRoute from Monte Rosa Hut via west flank and north-west ridge
parentPeak Dufourspitze
partOf Monte Rosa
surface form: Monte Rosa massif
prominence 308 ft
94 m
ranking one of the highest peaks in Switzerland
second highest peak of Monte Rosa massif

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Monte Rosa hasPeak Nordend