Saashörner

The Saashörner are a multi-summited mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located east of Oberwald in the canton of Valais.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,025 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Also known as: “Saashoerner-Nordgipfel”, “Saashorner”, and “Saashörner-Nordgipfel”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pizzo Rotondo and Leckihorn.

Pizzo Rotondo

Peak

Pizzo Rotondo is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps. At 3,190 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Valais, as well as the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps lying between Nufenen Pass and Lukmanier Pass.

Leckihorn

Peak

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The Leckihorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is also named Gross Leckihorn to distinguish it from a lower summit named Chli Leckihorn.

Witenwasserenstock

Peak

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The Witenwasserenstock is a peak between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri, located in the Lepontine Alps. Close to the summit lies the tripoint border between the cantons of Valais, Uri and Ticino and the triple watershed of the Rhine, Po and Rhône basins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedretto and Oberwald.

Bedretto

Village

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Bedretto is a municipality and a village in the Val Bedretto, the upper most part of the river Ticino. It belongs to the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Oberwald

Village

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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.