Balmhorn
Sign in to saveThe Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Balmhorn
- Mountain.photo
- Balmhorn from Allmenalp.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 285
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View of the Balmhorn from Allmenalp, above Kandersteg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3697
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1020
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 12.3
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Finsteraarhorn
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland
- Mountain.location
- Bern/Valais, Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Bernese Alps
- Mountain.listing
- Alpine mountains above 3000 m
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 21 July 1864 by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg
- Mountain.easiest_route
- South-west ridge (Zackengrat)
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The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais.
It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.