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Entdeckungsfels

The Entdeckungsfels is a minor summit located in Switzerland, close to the border. It is west of the , between Liskamm and Ludwigshöhe. Because of its small prominence, it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,178 metres
  • Description: mountain in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Entdeckungsfelsen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dufourspitze and Ludwigshöhe.

Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the . is the highest mountain of both and the and is also the second-highest mountain of the and Western Europe, after .

Peak
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The is a mountain in the on the - border. It is situated near the in the Monte Rosa Massif. The summit is the between , and .

Peak
Photo: RobyPozz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The also known as Punta Gnifetti is a peak in the on the border between and . It is a subpeak of Monte Rosa. The mountain is named after 'the Signal', a prominent gendarme atop the east ridge, named Cresta Signal.

Entdeckungsfels

Latitude
45.921° or 45° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude
7.8517° or 7° 51′ 6″ east
Elevation
4,178 metres (13,707 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WVC2+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2304704014
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q3939544
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Entdeckungsfels” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ينتديكونغفيلس”
  • Dutch: “Entdeckungsfels”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ينتديكونجفيلس”
  • Italian: “Roccia della Scoperta”
  • Ladin: “Entdeckungsfels”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Entdeckungsfels”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roccia della Scoperta”
  • Spanish: “Entdeckungsfels”
  • Venetian: “Roccia della Scoperta”

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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 “Entdeckungsfels”. Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.