- Bishorn
Infobox Mountain
Name = Bishorn
Photo = Bishorn01.jpg
Caption = Northern wall
Elevation = 4,153 metres (13,625 feet)
Location = SUI
Range =Pennine Alps
Prominence = convert|120|m|ft|0|abbr=on
latd= 46|latm=7 |lats=4 |latNS=N
longd=7 |longm=42 |longs=53 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coor dms|46|7|4|N|7|42|53|E|type:mountain_region:CH
First ascent = G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on18 August 1884
Easiest route = North-west flank, (F)The Bishorn (4,153 m) is a
mountain in the Pennine Alps inSwitzerland , just north of the Weisshorn.The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.:*The west and higher summit (4,153 m), first ascent by G. S. Barnes and R. Chessyre-Walker with guides Joseph Imboden and J. M. Chanton on
18 August 1884 .:*The east summit ("Pointe Burnaby", 4,134 m), first ascent by Elizabeth Burnaby with guides Joseph Imboden and Peter Sarbach on6 May 1884 .Huts serving the peak are the Cabane de Tracuit (3,256 m) and the Turtmann hut (2,519 m).
References
*Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, "The High Mountains of the Alps", London: Diadem, 1994
External links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150214/bishorn.html The Bishorn on SummitPost]
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