Sackhorn

The Sackhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range east of the Lötschen Pass, between the upper Gasterntal and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Hockenhorn and the Birghorn.

Sackhorn
The Sackhorn from the Gasterental (west side)
Highest point
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Prominence88 m (289 ft)[1]
Parent peakBirghorn
Isolation1 km (0.62 mi) 
Coordinates46°26′23.7″N 7°45′57.1″E
Geography
Sackhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Tennbachlücke (3,116 m).


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