Dürrenhorn
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The Dürrenhorn (4,035 m) (also Dirruhorn) is a summit in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west. It is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,546 m).
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- Mountain.name
- Dürrenhorn
- Mountain.photo
- Riedgletscher.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Dürrenhorn on the right, above the Ried Glacier
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4035
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 124
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Dom
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland
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- Location in Switzerland
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- Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Pennine Alps
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 7 September 1879 by Albert Frederick Mummery and William Penhall with guides Alexander Burgener and Ferdinand Imseng
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The Dürrenhorn (4,035 m) (also Dirruhorn) is a summit in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west. It is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,546 m).
North of the Dürrenhorn, there is located the sub-peak Klein Dürrenhorn (3889 m).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dürrenhorn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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