Majinghorn
The Majinghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Leukerbad in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Ferdenrothorn and the Torrenthorn, on the chain that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the Lötschental.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Torrenthorn and Balmhorn.
Torrenthorn
Peak
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The Torrenthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Leukerbad in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Majinghorn. In winter the Torrenthorn is part of a ski area.
Balmhorn
Peak
Photo: Telnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balmhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.
Ferdenrothorn
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ferdenrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Leukerbad and Ferden in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Balmhorn and overlooks the Lötschen Pass on its north side. Its east side shows well marked folds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leukerbad and Goppenstein.
Leukerbad
Leukerbad is a mountain spa and ski resort in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is best known for its thermal springs and unique mountains scenery.
Goppenstein
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goppenstein is a Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, located in the lower Lötschental and traversed by the Lonza river. It belongs to the municipality of Ferden.
Kippel
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Majinghorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,053 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ferden, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.39128° or 46° 23′ 29″ northLongitude
7.6888° or 7° 41′ 20″ eastElevation
3,053 metres (10,016 feet)Open location code
8FR99MRQ+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1360637438OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Majinghorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماجينغهورن”
- Cebuano: “Majinghorn”
- Dutch: “Majinghorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ماچينجورن”
- French: “Majinghorn”
- German: “Majinghorn”
- Ladin: “Majinghorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Majinghorn”
- Swedish: “Majinghorn”
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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 “Majinghorn”. Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.