Gross Furkahorn

Gross Furkahorn

The Galenstock (left), the Sidelenhorn (centre) and the Gross Furkahorn (centre right) from the Grimsel Pass (west side)
Highest point
Elevation 3,169 m (10,397 ft)
Prominence 60 m (200 ft) [1]
Parent peak Dammastock
Coordinates 46°35′47.7″N 8°24′36.9″E / 46.596583°N 8.410250°E / 46.596583; 8.410250Coordinates: 46°35′47.7″N 8°24′36.9″E / 46.596583°N 8.410250°E / 46.596583; 8.410250
Geography
Gross Furkahorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais/Uri, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Furka Pass and east of the Rhone Glacier.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,109 metres.

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