Unter Gabelhorn

Unter Gabelhorn
The Ober Gabelhorn (in the clouds) and the Unter Gabelhorn (lower peak in the foreground)
Highest point
Elevation 3,392 m (11,129 ft)
Prominence 77 m (253 ft) [1]
Parent peak Weisshorn
Coordinates 46°1′34.7″N 7°41′50.9″E / 46.026306°N 7.697472°E / 46.026306; 7.697472Coordinates: 46°1′34.7″N 7°41′50.9″E / 46.026306°N 7.697472°E / 46.026306; 7.697472 
Geography
Unter Gabelhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps

The Unter Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Ober Gabelhorn, on the chain separating the valley of Trift (north) from the valley of Zmutt (south).

On its northern side, the mountain overlooks the Gabelhorn Glacier.

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Unter Gabeljoch (3,315 m).


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