Hinteres Fiescherhorn

Hinteres Fiescherhorn is a summit of the Bernese Alps and build together with Grosses and Kleines Fiescherhorn the Fiescherhörner. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais near the border with the canton of Berne.

Hinteres Fiescherhorn
The Hinteres Fiescherhorn (centre left) and the Grosses Fiescherhorn (centre right) with the Mönch in background
Highest point
Elevation4,025 m (13,205 ft)
Prominence102 m (335 ft)[1]
Parent peakGrosses Fiescherhorn
Isolation0.7 km (0.43 mi) 
Coordinates46°32′47″N 8°04′04″E
Naming
English translationHorn of Fiesch in the back
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Hinteres Fiescherhorn
Location in Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Topo mapswisstopo
Geology
Mountain typeglaciated peak

See also

  • List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps

References

  1. Retrieved from the swisstopo topographic map. The key col is the Fieschersattel (3,923 m).


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