Schinhorn
The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental and Oberaletsch. The Schinhorn has a northeastern Subpeak, the sharp ridge Distlighorn.
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights: Wysshorn and Aletschhorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kühmad and Bruchegg.
Kühmad
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schinhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,796 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45174° or 46° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
7.94637° or 7° 56′ 47″ east
Elevation
3,796 metres (12,454 feet)
Open location code
8FR9FW2W+MG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Schinhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شينورن”
- Bulgarian: “Счинхорн”
- Cebuano: “Schinhorn”
- Chinese: “欣峰”
- Dutch: “Schinhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شينورن”
- French: “Schinhorn”
- Georgian: “შინჰორნი”
- German: “Schinhorn”
- Hebrew: “שינהורן”
- Italian: “Schinhorn”
- Ladin: “Schinhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schinhorn”
- Persian: “شینهورن”
- Polish: “Schinhorn”
- Swedish: “Schinhorn”
- Uzbek: “Schinhorn”
- Venetian: “Schinhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “شنہارن”
- “Schinhorn”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Oberaletschhütte and Guggistafel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Distlighorn and Nördliches Wysshorn.
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