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Risihorn

Coordinates: 46°27′46.7″N 8°9′15.4″E / 46.462972°N 8.154278°E / 46.462972; 8.154278
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Risihorn
From the walk to the peak of the Risihorn
Highest point
Elevation2,875 m (9,432 ft)
Prominence51 m (167 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°27′46.7″N 8°9′15.4″E / 46.462972°N 8.154278°E / 46.462972; 8.154278
Geography
Risihorn is located in Switzerland
Risihorn
Risihorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Risihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Setzehorn, at the southern end of the chain lying east of the Fiescher Glacier.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,825 metres.
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