Schinhorn

The Schinhorn is a mountain of the , located west of the in the canton of . It lies between the valleys of and . The Schinhorn has a northeastern Subpeak, the sharp ridge Distlighorn.
Wikipedia
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wysshorn and Aletschhorn.

Peak
The Name stands for three subpeaks of the Schinhorn in the , which are: Nördliches Wysshorn; Mittleres Wysshorn; Südliches .

Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain in the in , lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . It lies west of the , between the and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kühmad and Bruchegg.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 8 km west of Schinhorn.

Hamlet
Photo: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km south of Schinhorn.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the and the in the . It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.

Schinhorn

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
node 344668869
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6934360
Wiki­data ID
Q2608175
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Satellite Map

Discover Schinhorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Venetian: “Schinhorn”
  • Western Panjabi: “شنہارن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oberaletschhütte and Guggistafel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Distlighorn and Nördliches Wysshorn.

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