Firehorn
The Firehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Reckingen in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Oberaarrothorn, between the Minstigergletscher and the Bächigletscher.Places of Interest
Highlights include Galmihorn and Oberaargletscher.
Galmihorn
Peak
Photo: lepetitNicolas, CC BY 2.0.
The Galmihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. The main summit is distinguished by the name Vorderes Galmihorn and has an elevation of 3,507 metres.
Oberaargletscher
Glacier
Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oberaargletscher, literally "Upper Aare-Glacier", is a 4 km long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 5.82 km2.
Oberaarrothorn
Peak
Photo: ZachT, Public domain.
The Oberaarrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. It is south of the Oberaarjoch, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Oberaar Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Münster and Reckingen.
Münster
Village
Photo: Joergsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Münster is a village situated in the municipality of Goms, Canton of Valais in Switzerland, at the river Rhône or Rotten.
Firehorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,182 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Goms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50633° or 46° 30′ 23″ northLongitude
8.20578° or 8° 12′ 21″ eastElevation
3,182 metres (10,440 feet)Open location code
8FRCG644+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9675091138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Firehorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيرورن”
- Bulgarian: “Фирехорн”
- Cebuano: “Firehorn”
- Dutch: “Firehorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فيرورن”
- French: “Firehorn”
- Ladin: “Firehorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heji Zwächte”
- Swedish: “Firehorn”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Firehorn and Firehornlicke.
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