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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Breithorn cima oeste and Central Breithorn.
Central Breithorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located… Furi is situated 7 km north 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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Latitude
45.941° or 45° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.74776° or 7° 44′ 52″ east
Elevation
4,163 metres (13,658 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WPRX+C4
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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”
- “Breithorn”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Blatten and Findeln.
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Highlights: Triftjiplateau and Klein Matterhorngletscher.
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