Weisshorn

The Weisshorn is a major peak of and the , culminating at 4,505 metres above sea level. It is part of the and is located between the valleys of and Zermatt in the canton of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,505 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Pennine Alps
  • Also known as: “Weisshorn VS”, “Вайссгорн”, and “Вейсгорн”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Grand Gendarme and Bishorn.

Peak
Photo: Simone Arrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a minor summit on the Weisshorn north ridge in the .

Peak
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The is a mountain in the in , just north of the Weisshorn.

Peak
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The is the east-summit of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Randa and Täsch.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in .

Village
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is a in , located in the municipality of in the canton of . is situated 8 km northwest of Weisshorn.

Weisshorn

Latitude
46.10125° or 46° 6′ 5″ north
Longitude
7.71607° or 7° 42′ 58″ east
Elevation
4,505 metres (14,780 feet)
Open location code
8FR94P28+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13135951441
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2658027
Wiki­data ID
Q15122
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Weisshorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فايسهورن”
  • Arabic: “فيشورن”
  • Arpitan: “Massela de Compôthanna”
  • Arpitan: “Massela de Compouthanna”
  • Basque: “Weisshorn”
  • Belarusian: “Вайсгорн”
  • Bengali: “ভাইসহর্ন”
  • Bulgarian: “Вайсхорн”
  • Catalan: “Weisshorn”
  • Cebuano: “Weisshorn (bukid sa Swisa, Canton du Valais, Sierre District, lat 46,10, long 7,72)”
  • Cebuano: “Weisshorn”
  • Chinese: “魏斯峰”
  • Czech: “Weisshorn”
  • Dutch: “Weisshorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فيشورن”
  • Esperanto: “Weisshorn”
  • Estonian: “Weisshorn”
  • Finnish: “Weisshorn”
  • French: “Weisshorn”
  • Georgian: “ვაისჰორნი”
  • German: “Weisshorn”
  • Hebrew: “ויסהורן”
  • Hungarian: “Weisshorn”
  • Italian: “Weisshorn”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイスホルン”
  • Korean: “바이스호른”
  • Ladin: “Weisshorn (Wallis)”
  • Ladin: “Weisshorn”
  • Mazanderani: “وايس هورن”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Weisshorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Weisshorn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Weisshorn”
  • Persian: “وایسهورن”
  • Polish: “Weisshorn”
  • Portuguese: “Weisshorn”
  • Romanian: “Weisshorn”
  • Russian: “Вайсхорн”
  • Slovak: “Weisshorn”
  • Spanish: “Weisshorn”
  • Swahili: “Weisshorn”
  • Swedish: “Weisshorn”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайсгорн”
  • Uzbek: “Weisshorn”
  • Venetian: “Weisshorn”
  • Western Panjabi: “ویسہارن”
  • “Weisshorn”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Schalijochbiwak and P3914 Frühstücksplatz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schalijochbiwak and Schalijoch.

Valais: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

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