- Grünhorn
Infobox Mountain
Name=Grünhorn
Photo= Grünhorn2.jpg
Caption= Grünhorn (center)
Elevation=convert|4043|m|ft|0
Location=Switzerland
Range=Bernese Alps
Prominence=convert|387|m|ft|0
latd= 46|latm=31 |lats=54.8 |latNS=N
longd=8 |longm=04 |longs=39.8 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coord|46.532|N|8.07772|E|format=dms|type:mountain_region:CH|display=inline,title
First ascent=7 August 1865
Easiest route=Glaciated tourThe Grünhorn (also the Gross-Grünhorn) (4,043 m) is a
mountain in theBernese Alps range of theSwiss Alps .The starting point for the usual ascent by the "Grünegghorn" and the south-west ridge is the "Konkordiahütte" alpine hut at 2,850m, which can be reached from
Fiesch (1,049m).The
first ascent was made onAugust 7 1865 by the Bernese mineralogist Edmund von Fellenberg with guides Peter Michel, Peter Egger and Peter Inäbnit.Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, "The High Mountains of the Alps", London: Diadem, 1994, p. 49 The second ascent was made byW. A. B. Coolidge with guides Christian and Rudolf Almer (sons ofChristian Almer )."The High Mountains of the Alps", p. 49References
External links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150805/gross-gruenhorn.html The Grünhorn on SummitPost]
* [http://www.4000er.de/gipfel.php?vid=14 Gross Grünhorn (Die Viertausender der Alpen) – in German]
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