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Gross Fusshorn

Coordinates: 46°25′49.3″N 7°59′52.8″E / 46.430361°N 7.998000°E / 46.430361; 7.998000
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Gross Fusshorn
The Gross Fusshorn (left) and the Geisshorn (centre-left) from the south side
Highest point
Elevation3,627 m (11,900 ft)
Prominence122 m (400 ft)[1]
Parent peakAletschhorn
Coordinates46°25′49.3″N 7°59′52.8″E / 46.430361°N 7.998000°E / 46.430361; 7.998000
Geography
Gross Fusshorn is located in Switzerland
Gross Fusshorn
Gross Fusshorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Gross Fusshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Oberaletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the Gross Fusshorn. On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher.

The Fusshörner on the southern ridge

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 3,505 metres.
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