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The '''Eggishorn''' is a [[mountain]] of the [[Bernese Alps]], located north of [[Fiesch]] in the Swiss canton of [[Valais]]. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named ''Fiescherhorli'' (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the main peak. |
The '''Eggishorn''' is a [[mountain]] of the [[Bernese Alps]], located north of [[Fiesch]] in the Swiss canton of [[Valais]]. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named ''Fiescherhorli'' (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the main peak. |
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The Eggishorn lies within the [[Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn]] region, which |
The Eggishorn lies within the [[Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn]] region, which in 2001 was designated by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage Site]]. On its northern flank is the [[Aletsch Glacier]]. From the summit the view extends also to the [[Lepontine Alps|Lepontine]] and [[Pennine Alps]] ([[Dom (Mischabel)|Dom]], [[Matterhorn]], [[Weisshorn]]). |
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==Pictures== |
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Image:Eggishorn summit.jpg|Eggishorn Terminus {{convert|2926|m|ft|0}} |
Image:Eggishorn summit.jpg|Eggishorn Terminus {{convert|2926|m|ft|0}} |
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Image:Eggishorn 83.JPG|Aerial tramway Fiesch Eggishorn (FE) |
Image:Eggishorn 83.JPG|Aerial tramway Fiesch Eggishorn (FE) |
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Image:Eggishorn, Schuttfeld unterr dem Gipfel.jpg|Gipfel des Eggishorns mit Schuttfeld unterhalb |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 11:14, 12 August 2019
| Eggishorn | |
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 Eggishorn viewed from southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,927 m (9,603 ft) |
| Prominence | 563 m (1,847 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
| Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
| Coordinates | 46°25′53″N 8°05′39″E / 46.43139°N 8.09417°E |
| Geography | |
  Eggishorn Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Bernese Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Aerial tramway |
The Eggishorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named Fiescherhorli (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the main peak.
The Eggishorn lies within the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region, which in 2001 was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. On its northern flank is the Aletsch Glacier. From the summit the view extends also to the Lepontine and Pennine Alps (Dom, Matterhorn, Weisshorn).
Pictures
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Eggishorn Terminus 2,926 metres (9,600 ft) -
Aerial tramway Fiesch Eggishorn (FE) -
Gipfel des Eggishorns mit Schuttfeld unterhalb
See also
References
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the Märjelensee at 2,364 metres.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eggishorn.
- Eggishorn on Summitpost
- Eggishorn on Hikr
- Eggishorn, the mountain of views
- Fiesch Eggishorn cable car (FE)
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