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Hockenhorn

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The Hockenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit is 3,293 metres high and lies between the upper Kandertal and the Lötschental. On its southern (Valais) side lies a glacier named Milibachgletscher.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Hockenhorn
Mountain.photo
Picswiss VS-67-10.jpg
Mountain.elevation_m
3293
Mountain.prominence_m
350
Mountain.parent_peak
Finsteraarhorn
Mountain.listing
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.map
Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland
Mountain.location
Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Mountain.range
Bernese Alps
Mountain.first_ascent
August 1840 (Arthur Thomas Malkin)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Elevation
3293
Image
Gipfelpyramide Hockenhorn.jpg
Significant event
first ascent
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Commons category
Hockenhorn
topographic prominence
350
parent peak
Finsteraarhorn
topographic isolation
3.5
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The Hockenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit is 3,293 metres high and lies between the upper Kandertal and the Lötschental. On its southern (Valais) side lies a glacier named Milibachgletscher.

The summit of the Hockenhorn is accessible by a trail starting at the Lötschen Pass. The southern side of the mountain is part of a ski area. The closest locality is Lauchernalp above Kippel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hockenhorn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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