From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gross Wannenhorn
Gross Wannenhorn
Gross Wannenhorn Gross Wannenhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Switzerland
Range Bernese Alps
Coordinates 46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°E /
46.493833; 8.097639Coordinates: 46°29′37.8″N
8°05′51.5″E / 46.493833°N 8.097639°E / 46.493833;
8.097639
The Gross Wannenhorn is a mountain in the Bernese
Alps. It is located in the canton of Valais near the village
of Fiesch. The mountain separates the Aletsch Glacier
from the Fiescher Glacier.
Gross Wannenhorn (left) from the Fiescher Glacier
Elevation 3,906 m (12,815 ft)
Prominence 626 m (2,054 ft) [1]
Parent peak Finsteraarhorn
Location
Aletsch Glacier and Gross Wannenhorn (right), from the
Bettmerhorn
References
[1] Swisstopo maps
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Categories:
• Valais geography stubs
• Mountains of the Alps
• Alpine Three-thousanders
• Mountains of Switzerland
• Bernese Alps
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