The Scheuchzerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Bern. It lies north-east of the Oberaarhorn, on the range separating the valley of the Unteraar Glacier from the valley of the Oberaar Glacier.
Scheuchzerhorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,455 m (11,335 ft) |
Prominence | 113 m (371 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
Coordinates | 46°32′37.7″N 8°11′24.2″E / 46.543806°N 8.190056°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
The mountain was named in honor of the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.
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edit- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,342 metres.
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