Matterhorn
| Matterhorn | |
|---|---|
 East and north faces of the Matterhorn | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,478 m (14,692 ft) |
| Prominence | 1042 m↓Col Durand[note 1] |
| Parent peak | Weisshorn |
| Isolation | 13.8 km→Liskamm-West Top[note 2] |
| Listing | Alpine four-thousanders Great north faces of the Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°58′35.0″N7°39′31.0″E/ 45.976389°N 7.658611°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| English translation | Peak of the Meadows[2] |
| Geography | |
  Matterhorn | |
| Location | |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Topo map | swisstopo1347 Matterhorn |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent |
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| Easiest route | Hörnli ridge (AD, rock/mixed climb) |
TheMatterhorn(inGerman;Italian:Cervino,French:Mont CervinorLe Cervin) is ranked, by height, 12thmountainin the EuropeanAlps.[3]Its height is 4,478metres.[4]
The mountain is on the border betweenSwitzerlandandItaly,it towers over the Swiss village ofZermattand the Italian villageBreuil-Cerviniain the Val Tournanche. The name of the mountain comes from theGermanwordsMatte,meaningvalleyormeadow,andHorn,which meanspeak.[5]
References[change|change source]
- ↑"Commune Zermatt"(Map).Matterhorn peak(digital ed.). 1:10 0000. National Map 1:10'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography –swisstopo.Retrieved2018-01-23– via map.geo.admin.ch.
- ↑Arnold Lunn,Matterhorn Centenary,Allen & Unwin,1965 (p. 25)
- ↑Even though the Matterhorn is very famous, both because of its beauty, and because it is hard to climb, it is not one of the 100 tallest mountains in the Alps. Several mountains near it, includingMonte Rosa,theDom,Liskammand theWeisshorn,are taller.
- ↑NHK,"Matterhorn: Majestic Peak that Pierces the Sky -- Switzerland, 4,478 m";retrieved 2012-5-24.
- ↑Swiss Mountains - Nameswww.swissworld.org Retrieved26 November2007.
- Charles Gos,Le Cervin(Attinger, 1948)
- Edward Whymper,Scrambles Amongst the Alps(1871)
Notes
- ↑Despite its prominence in a local sense, the Matterhorn is not among the top 100 mountains in the Alps measured bytopographic prominence.Its close neighborsMonte Rosa,theDom,Liskammand theWeisshorn,have higher summits. Seea panoramic photographof the view fromFinsteraarhorn,to the north. The key col is Col Durand, at 3,436 metres (11,273 ft), between the Matterhorn and the Weisshorn.
- ↑Retrieved fromGoogle Earth.The nearest point of higher elevation is theWestern Liskamm.
Other websites[change|change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toMatterhorn.
- Virtual ascent of the Hörnli Ridge with 360 degree panoramasArchived2006-09-09 at theWayback Machine
- Alpinist MagazineArchived2007-10-17 at theWayback MachineMountain Profile - Issue 16
- Matterhorn WebcamsArchived2006-11-16 at theWayback Machine
- Matterhorn on Summitpost
- PeakWare info on MatterhornArchived1999-10-13 at theWayback Machine
- Matterhorn on 4000er.de
- Walt Disney and Zermatt
- Chronology of climbs - in German
- Photo gallery dedicated to Matterhorn and surrounding nature(in English)
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