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Rosenhorn

Coordinates: 46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
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Rosenhorn
Rosenhorn (left), Mittelhorn (centre) and Wetterhorn (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,689 m (12,103 ft)
Prominence193 m (633 ft)[1]
Parent peakMittelhorn
Coordinates46°37′54.8″N 8°08′13.8″E / 46.631889°N 8.137167°E / 46.631889; 8.137167
Geography
Rosenhorn is located in Switzerland
Rosenhorn
Rosenhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

The Rosenhorn (3,689 m) is a peak in the Bernese Alps in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif, and most distant from the alpine village of Grindelwald to the southwest.

The Rosenhorn is entirely surrounded by glaciers: the Rosenlaui on the north side, the Upper Grindelwald on the south, and the Gauli on the east.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,496 metres.
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