Klein Furkahorn

Klein Furkahorn
Klein Furkahorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation 3,026 m (9,928 ft)
Prominence 46 m (151 ft)[1]
Parent peak Unnamed summit (3,043 m)
Coordinates 46°35′08.6″N 08°24′22.7″E / 46.585722°N 8.406306°E / 46.585722; 8.406306Coordinates: 46°35′08.6″N 08°24′22.7″E / 46.585722°N 8.406306°E / 46.585722; 8.406306
Geography
Location Valais/Uri, Switzerland
Parent range Urner Alps

The Klein Furkahorn (3,026 m) is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.

From the Furka Pass a trail leads to its summit.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,980 metres.


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