Ritzlihorn

The Ritzlihorn (3,282 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Handegg in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range east of the Gauli Glacier and north of the Bächlistock.

Ritzlihorn
Ritzlihorn seen from Gelmersee (in the foreground is the Stampfhoren)
Highest point
Elevation3,282 m (10,768 ft)[1]
Prominence329 m (1,079 ft)[2]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Isolation5.84 km (3.63 mi) 
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°38′0.5″N 8°15′31.4″E
Geography
Ritzlihorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent1816 by Johann Jakob Frey [3]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth.
  2. "Ritzlihorn - Peakvisor". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. Paul Caminada, Pioniere der Alpentopographie: die Geschichte der Schweizer Kartenkunst, AS Verlag, 2003. Page 179


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