Stockhorn (Zermatt)

Stockhorn
View from the east side
Highest point
Elevation 3,532 m (11,588 ft)
Prominence 145 m (476 ft) [1]
Parent peak Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze)
Coordinates 45°59′8″N 7°50′16″E / 45.98556°N 7.83778°E / 45.98556; 7.83778Coordinates: 45°59′8″N 7°50′16″E / 45.98556°N 7.83778°E / 45.98556; 7.83778 
Geography
Stockhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Stockhorn (3,532 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located to the southeast of the town of Zermatt. It lies on the range between the Findel and Gorner glaciers, east of the Gornergrat.

The Stockhorn is part of the Zermatt ski area. A now-defunct cable car station at an altitude of 3,405 m is located west of the summit; the original aerial tramway connecting the Gornergrat to the Stockhorn via Hohtälli was dismantled in 2007.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Stockhornpass (3,387 m).
  2. ↑ Stockhorn lifts on Seilbahn Nostalgie (in German)
  3. ↑ End of Gornergrat tram service - Funimag.com


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