Silvrettahorn

The Silvrettahorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. On its southern Swiss side it overlooks the Silvretta Glacier.

Silvrettahorn
View from the south-east
Highest point
Elevation3,244 m (10,643 ft)
Prominence205 m (673 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Buin
Isolation2.3 km (1.4 mi) 
Coordinates46°51′25″N 10°05′35″E
Geography
Silvrettahorn
Location in the Alps
Silvrettahorn
Location in Austria
Silvrettahorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationVorarlberg, Austria
Graubünden, Switzerland
Parent rangeSilvretta Alps
Climbing
First ascent22 August 1865 by Jules Jacot, guided by Christian Jegen and A. Schlegel

References

  1. Swisstopo maps
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