Sonnighorn
The Sonnighorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. The closest locality is Saas Almagell on the west side.Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,488 metres
- Description: mountain in the Pennine Alps shared by Switzerland and Italy
- Also known as: “Pizzo Bottacello” and “Pizzo Bottarello - Sonnighorn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Almagellhorn and Portjengrat.
Almagellhorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Almagellhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas Almagell, in the canton of Valais.
Portjengrat
Peak
Photo: Oxensepp, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Portjengrat is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed.
Latelhorn
Peak
The Latelhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies between the valleys of Saas and Antrona, just north of the Antrona Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Almagell and Plattjen.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Sonnighorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.07422° or 46° 4′ 27″ northLongitude
8.0224° or 8° 1′ 21″ eastElevation
3,488 metres (11,444 feet)Open location code
8FRC32FC+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1373122354OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Sonnighorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Sonnighorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سونيغورن”
- Bulgarian: “Сонигхорн”
- Cebuano: “Pizzo Bottacello”
- Cebuano: “Sonnighorn”
- Chinese: “松尼格山”
- Dutch: “Pizzo Bottacello”
- Dutch: “Sonnighorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سونيجورن”
- French: “Sonnighorn”
- German: “Pizzo Bottacello”
- German: “Sonnighorn”
- Italian: “Pizzo Bottarello”
- Italian: “Sonnighorn”
- Ladin: “Sonnighorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pizzo Bottarello”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sonnighorn”
- Portuguese: “Sonnighorn”
- Spanish: “Sonnighorn”
- Swedish: “Sonnighorn”
- Venetian: “Piso Bottarello”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coronette di Camposecco and Bitzinen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Augstkummenhorn and Ghiacciaio del Bottarello.
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