Breithorn
The Breithorn is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and east of the Theodul Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Breithorn cima oeste and Klein Matterhorn.
Klein Matterhorn
Peak
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The Klein Matterhorn is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,883 metres above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway or gondola lift, as well as by any other means of transport.
Central Breithorn
Peak
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The Central Breithorn is a peak of the Breithorn range in the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, between the canton of Valais and the region of Aosta Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
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Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain. Riffelalp is situated 7 km north of Breithorn.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers. Furi is situated 7 km north of Breithorn.
Plan Maison
Locality
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Plan Maison is a locality, which is situated 7 km west of Breithorn.
Breithorn
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 4,163 metres
- Description: mountain of the Pennine Alps
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Breithorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريثورن”
- Basque: “Breithorn”
- Bengali: “ব্রাইটহর্ন”
- Catalan: “Breithorn”
- Cebuano: “Breithorn (bukid sa Swisa, Canton du Valais, Visp District, lat 45,94, long 7,75)”
- Cebuano: “Breithorn”
- Chinese: “布来特峰”
- Chinese: “布赖特峰”
- Czech: “Breithorn”
- Dutch: “Breithorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بريثورن”
- Estonian: “Breithorn”
- Finnish: “Breithorn”
- French: “Breithorn”
- Georgian: “ბრაიტჰორნი”
- German: “Breithorn”
- Hungarian: “Breithorn”
- Italian: “monte Breithorn”
- Italian: “Monte Breithorn”
- Japanese: “ブライトホルン”
- Korean: “브라이트호른”
- Ladin: “Breithorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breithorn”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Breithorn”
- Persian: “بریتورن”
- Polish: “Breithorn”
- Portuguese: “Breithorn”
- Romanian: “Breithorn”
- Russian: “Брайтхорн”
- Slovenian: “Breithorn”
- Spanish: “Breithorn”
- Swahili: “Breithorn”
- Swedish: “Breithorn”
- Ukrainian: “Брайтгорн”
- Venetian: “Monte Breithorn”
- Western Panjabi: “برائٹہارن”
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Localities in the Area
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