Breithorn
The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Leone and Hübschhorn.
Monte Leone
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Leone is the highest mountain of the Lepontine Alps and is located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The mountain stands on the extreme west of the Lepontine Alps, a few kilometres east of Simplon Pass.
Hübschhorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Hübschhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Monte Leone massif. Its altitude is 3190m/10'460 ft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gondo and Rosswald.
Gondo
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 8 km northwest of Breithorn.
San Domenico di Varzo
Hamlet
Photo: Awd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Domenico di Varzo is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Breithorn.
Breithorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,436 metres
- Description: mountain in Canton of Valais‘ Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23851° or 46° 14′ 19″ northLongitude
8.08381° or 8° 5′ 2″ eastElevation
3,436 metres (11,273 feet)Open location code
8FRC63QM+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 955211089OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Breithorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريتورن”
- Cebuano: “Breithorn (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton du Valais, Brig District)”
- Cebuano: “Breithorn”
- Chinese: “布赖特峰”
- Dutch: “Breithorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بريتورن (سويسرا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بريتورن”
- German: “Breithorn”
- Italian: “Breithorn”
- Ladin: “Breithorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breithorn i Simplon”
- Persian: “بریتورن (سیمپلون)”
- Persian: “بریتورن”
- Spanish: “Breithorn (Simplon)”
- Swedish: “Breithorn (bergstopp i Schweiz, Valais, Brig District)”
- Swedish: “Breithorn”
- Venetian: “Breithorn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Homattugletscher and Breithornpass.
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