Sigriswiler Rothorn
Sigriswiler Rothorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,051 m (6,729 ft) |
Prominence | 372 m (1,220 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Burgfeldstand |
Coordinates | 46°43′50″N 7°46′14″E / 46.73056°N 7.77056°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Emmental Alps |
The Sigriswiler Rothorn is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located north of Sigriswil in the canton of Bern. With an elevation of 2,051 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the chain named Sigriswilergrat.
Location
The ridge is located about 12 km east of Thun. The Sigriswilergrat chain stretches from Lake Thun at Merligen over some 7 kilometres to the northeast to the edge of the Zulgtals. Major peaks are found from the southwest to the northeast including Fluh (1,658 m above sea level), Merra (1,954 m above sea level), Sigriswiler Rothorn (2,051 m above sea level, which is also the highest mountain in the chain), Mittaghorn (2,014 m above sea level), Schaflägerzähne (1,952 m above sea level) and Burst (1,969 m above sea level).
Geology
Sigriswilergrat was formed by the
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