Finsteraarrothorn
The Finsteraarrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southeastern end of the ridge descending from the Finsteraarhorn, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Studer Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Finsteraarhorn and Studerhorn.
Finsteraarhorn
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Finsteraarhorn is a mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps and the most prominent peak of Switzerland.
Studerhorn
Peak
Photo: Terra3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Studerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies between the Finsteraarhorn and the Oberaarhorn, on the ridge separating the basins of the Unteraar Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier.
Oberaarhorn
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch, Unteraar and Oberaar Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biel and Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Biel
Village
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Biel is a village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it merged with Ritzingen and Selkingen into the municipality Grafschaft. Biel is situated 9 km southeast of Finsteraarrothorn.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Ritzingen
Village
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Ritzingen is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Finsteraarrothorn.
Finsteraarrothorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,529 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51796° or 46° 31′ 5″ northLongitude
8.14821° or 8° 8′ 54″ eastElevation
3,529 metres (11,578 feet)Open location code
8FRCG49X+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 5954174148OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Finsteraarrothorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فينستيراروثورن”
- Bulgarian: “Финстераротхорн”
- Cebuano: “Finsteraarrothorn”
- Chinese: “芬斯特拉羅特峰”
- Dutch: “Finsteraarrothorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فينستيراروثورن”
- German: “Finsteraarrothorn”
- Ladin: “Finsteraarrothorn”
- Swedish: “Finsteraarrothorn”
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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 “Finsteraarrothorn”. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.