Birghorn

The Birghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range connecting the Lötschen Pass from the Tschingelhorn, separating the upper Gasterntal (Bernese Oberland) from the Lötschental (Valais).

Birghorn
Birghorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation3,243 m (10,640 ft)
Prominence131 m (430 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation5 km (3.1 mi) 
Coordinates46°27′10.9″N 7°47′20.1″E
Geography
LocationBerne/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Birgsattel (3,112 m).


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