The Nadelhorn (4,327 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the highest point on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west. Its three ridges join to form a sharp-pointed summit, which looks like a needle (German: Nadel) when seen from the north. The other summits on the Nadelgrat are the Stecknadelhorn, the Hohberghorn, the Dürrenhorn and the Lenzspitze.
Nadelhorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,327 m (14,196 ft) |
Prominence | 207 m ↓ Lenzjoch |
Parent peak | Dom |
Isolation | 1.7 km → Dom |
Coordinates | 46°06′31.5″N 7°51′51″E / 46.108750°N 7.86417°E |
Geography | |
Location | Switzerland |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 16 September 1858 by Franz Andenmatten, Baptiste Epiney, Aloys Supersaxo and J. Zimmermann |
Easiest route | Basic snow climb |
It was first climbed by Franz Andenmatten, Baptiste Epiney, Aloys Supersaxo and J. Zimmermann on 16 September 1858.
See also
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edit- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
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