Lagginhorn
Sign in to saveThe Lagginhorn (4,010 m), also known as Laquinhorn or '''''ts Lagg'ii''''', is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Lagginhorn
- Mountain.photo
- Lagginhorn Wallis.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 285
- Mountain.photo_caption
- July 2022 photograph of the west face of the Lagginhorn with the Weissmies Hut in the foreground showing typical summer conditions. The "West Ridge" normal route is visible on the left. The Laggin Glacier is no longer extant.
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4010
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 512
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 3.3
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Weissmies
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland
- Mountain.location
- Valais, Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Pennine Alps
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 26 August 1856 by E. L. Ames, Franz Andenmatten and Johann Josef Imseng, together with three Englishmen and three guides
- Mountain.easiest_route
- West ridge (PD)
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geology
- History
- Climbing routes
- West Ridge "Normal Route"
- Huts
- Rockfalls
- Accidents
- Maps
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
The Lagginhorn (4,010 m), also known as Laquinhorn or '''''ts Lagg'ii''''', is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the second-lowest four-thousander (number 58 of 60) in Switzerland. A rocky, mostly unglaciated summit, it is one of the few Alpine 4000m mountains accessible without any necessary glacier crossings and therefore can be climbed solo with appropriate experience.