| Nadelhorn | |
|---|---|
Nadelhorn (center) and Nadelgrat | |
| Highestย point | |
| Elevation | 4,327ย m (14,196ย ft) |
| Prominence | 207 m โ Lenzjoch |
| Parent peak | Dom |
| Isolation | 1.7 km โ Dom |
| Coordinates | 46ยฐ06โฒ31.5โณN 7ยฐ51โฒ51โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ46.108750ยฐN 7.86417ยฐE |
| Geography | |
| Location | Switzerland |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 16 September 1858 by Franz Andenmatten, Baptiste Epiney, Aloys Supersaxo and J. Zimmermann |
| Easiest route | Basic snow climb |
The Nadelhorn (4,327 m, 14,196 ft) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the highest point on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly northโsouth above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west. Its three ridges join to form a sharp-pointed summit, which looks like a needle (German: Nadel) when seen from the north. The other summits on the Nadelgrat are the Stecknadelhorn, the Hohberghorn, the Dรผrrenhorn and the Lenzspitze.
It was first climbed by Franz Andenmatten, Baptiste Epiney, Aloys Supersaxo and J. Zimmermann on 16 September 1858.
See also
editReferences
edit- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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