Alphubel
Sign in to saveThe Alphubel () is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Zermatt and Saas in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Allalin Group, a subgroup of the Mischabel Group, which culminates at the Dom (). The summit of the Alphubel consists of a large ice-covered plateau, part of the Fee Glacier on its east side. The west side of the mountain is more rocky and much steeper. It overlooks the Weingartensee.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Alphubel
- Mountain.image
- Alphubel from Saas Fee 2.JPG
- Mountain.image_size
- 285
- Mountain.image_caption
- The Alphubel seen from Saas-Fee (north-east side)
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4206
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 359
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 1.9
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Dom
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland
- Mountain.location
- Valais, Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Pennine Alps
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 9 August 1860 by Leslie Stephen and T. W. Hinchliff with guides Melchior Anderegg and Peter Perren
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Many routes at PD
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Climbing history
- Routes
- Huts
- See also
- References
- External links
The Alphubel () is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Zermatt and Saas in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Allalin Group, a subgroup of the Mischabel Group, which culminates at the Dom (). The summit of the Alphubel consists of a large ice-covered plateau, part of the Fee Glacier on its east side. The west side of the mountain is more rocky and much steeper. It overlooks the Weingartensee.
The nearest settlements are Täsch (north of Zermatt) and Saas-Fee.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alphubel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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