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Hangendgletscherhorn

Coordinates: 46°37′46″N 8°10′57″E / 46.62944°N 8.18250°E / 46.62944; 8.18250
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Hangendgletscherhorn
The Hangendgletscherhorn (far left) from the Urbachtal
Highest point
Elevation3,294 m (10,807 ft)
Prominence253 m (830 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°37′46″N 8°10′57″E / 46.62944°N 8.18250°E / 46.62944; 8.18250
Geography
Hangendgletscherhorn is located in Switzerland
Hangendgletscherhorn
Hangendgletscherhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent1788 by Johann Heinrich Weiss and Joachim Eugen Müller [2]

The Hangendgletscherhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located in the Urbachtal in the canton of Bern. On its northern side it overlooks the Gauli Glacier.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,041 metres.
  2. ^ Heinrich Dübi, The early Swiss pioneers of the Alps, The Alpine Journal vol. 33, 1920, p. 78.
    W.A.B. Coolidge, The Alps in nature and history, E.P. Dutton publishers, New York, 1908, p. 210
    Dübi wrote "1798" but this year does not fit chronologically in his narrative and he mentions Müller climbing with him in only in 1788
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