Schwarzhorn (Monte Rosa Massif)

Coordinates: 45°54′54″N 7°51′43″E / 45.9149°N 7.862°E / 45.9149; 7.862
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Schwarzhorn
Ludwigshöhe
Coordinates45°54′54″N 7°51′43″E / 45.9149°N 7.862°E / 45.9149; 7.862
Naming
Native nameCorno Nero (Italian)
Geography
CountryItaly
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent18 August 1873 by Marco Maglionini, Albert de Rothschild and guide
Normal routeGlacier tours through the southwest and northwest flanks (WS)

The Schwarzhorn (Italian: Corno Nero) is a 4,321-metre-high summit in the Italian Alps just next to the Swiss border.

It is part of the

Ludwigshöhe to the Vincent Pyramid. Its valley settlements are Zermatt in Switzerland and Alagna
on the Italian side.

See also

  • List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps

References

  • Michael Waeber (2003), Walliser Alpen – Gebietsführer (in German), Munich:
  • Helmut Dumler; Willi P. Burkhardt (2001), Viertausender der Alpen (in German), Munich: Bergverlag Rother,

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