Mönch
Sign in to saveThe Mönch (, German: "monk") at is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau, it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains, visible from far away.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Mönch
- Mountain.photo
- Mönch and Eigergletscher.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 285
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Mönch north face dominating the Eiger Glacier (which flows from left to right).
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4110
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 591
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 3.6
- Mountain.translation
- Monk
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Finsteraarhorn
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland
- Mountain.location
- Bern/Valais, Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Bernese Alps
- Mountain.type
- Limestone
- Mountain.first_ascent
- August 15, 1857
- Mountain.easiest_route
- basic rock/snow/ice climb
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The Mönch (, German: "monk") at is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau, it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains, visible from far away.
The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. It is west of Mönchsjoch, a pass at , Mönchsjoch Hut, and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.