Bigerhorn
The Bigerhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Grächen in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Mischabel range, north of the Ried Glacier. From the Bordier Hut, a trail leads to the summit of the Bigerhorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balfrin and Färichhorn.
Balfrin
Peak
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balfrin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located north of the Dom in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Mischabel massif, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal.
Färichhorn
Peak
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Färichhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Mattertal and the Saastal in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Balfrin, at a height of 3,292 metres above sea level.
Dürrenhorn
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dürrenhorn is a summit in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gasenried and Saas-Grund.
Saas-Grund
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom.
Saas-Fee
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saas-Fee is the biggest town in the Saas valley in the Swiss canton of Valais. The valley is a destination for winter sport, with the slopes in Saas fee being one of the few places in the region where skiing in summer is possible.
Bigerhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,626 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.1451° or 46° 8′ 42″ northLongitude
7.87048° or 7° 52′ 14″ eastElevation
3,626 metres (11,896 feet)Open location code
8FR94VWC+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 1887921008OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Bigerhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيغيورون”
- Chinese: “大比格山”
- Dutch: “Bigerhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيجيورون”
- French: “Gross Bigerhorn”
- Georgian: “ბიგერჰორნი”
- German: “Balfrinrothorn”
- German: “Gross Bigerhorn”
- Italian: “Gross Bigerhorn”
- Ladin: “Bigerhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bigerhorn”
- Persian: “بیگرهورن”
- Venetian: “Gross Bigerhorn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P3528 and P2912.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balfrinjoch and Balfringletscher.
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