Valais
Brig District
Simplon

Böshorn

The Böshorn is a mountain in the Swiss , overlooking Simplon in the canton of . The mountain lies between the upper Nanztal and the Val Divedro.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,269 metres
  • Description: mountain in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Boeshorn” and “Boshorn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fletschhorn and Senggchuppa.

Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located between the and the , in the canton of . It lies in the group, north of the .

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , located south of the in the canton of . It lies north of the -- group, the range lying between the and the Val Divedro.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , located between the upper Nanztal and the in the canton of . The nearest locality is on the west side.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gspon and Eisten.

Village
is a in the , located in the canton of . The village is situated in the eastern part of the canton in the valley above at a height of 1,893 metres. is situated 8 km northwest of Böshorn.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in . is situated 8 km west of Böshorn.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in . It lies east of and Dom. is situated 9 km southwest of Böshorn.

Böshorn

Latitude
46.19893° or 46° 11′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.99291° or 7° 59′ 35″ east
Elevation
3,269 metres (10,725 feet)
Open location code
8FR95XXV+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1373138805
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6932624
Wiki­data ID
Q3780290
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Satellite Map

Discover Böshorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Böshorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوشورن”
  • Catalan: “Böshorn”
  • Cebuano: “Böshorn”
  • Chinese: “伯斯峰”
  • Dutch: “Böshorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بوشورن”
  • German: “Böshorn”
  • German: “Rauthorn”
  • Indonesian: “Böshorn”
  • Ladin: “Böshorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Böshorn”
  • Persian: “بوشورن”
  • Polish: “Böshorn”
  • Spanish: “Böshorn”
  • Swedish: “Böshorn”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rossbodepass and Griessernuhorn.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Böshorn”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.