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Rosenhorn Latitude and Longitude:

46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
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Rosenhorn
Rosenhorn (left), Mittelhorn (centre) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,689 m (12,103 ft)
Prominence193 m (633 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mittelhorn
Coordinates 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
Geography
Rosenhorn is located in Switzerland
Rosenhorn
Rosenhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

The Rosenhorn (3,689 m) is a peak in the Bernese Alps in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif, and most distant from the alpine village of Grindelwald to the southwest.

The Rosenhorn is entirely surrounded by glaciers: the Rosenlaui on the north side, the Upper Grindelwald on the south, and the Gauli on the east.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,496 metres.

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