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Dom (mountain)

Coordinates: 46°05′42″N 7°51′36″E / 46.09500°N 7.86000°E / 46.09500; 7.86000
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Dom
The north side of the Dom and the Mischabel massif
Highest point
Elevation4,545 m (14,911 ft)
Prominence1055 m ↓ Neues Weisstor[1]
Parent peakMonte Rosa
Isolation16.8 km → Nordend[2]
Listing
Coordinates46°05′42″N 7°51′36″E / 46.09500°N 7.86000°E / 46.09500; 7.86000
Geography
Dom is located in Switzerland
Dom
Dom
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Topo mapSwisstopo 1328 Randa
Climbing
First ascent1858 by John Llewelyn Davies guided by Johann Zumtaugwald, Johann Krönig and Hieronymous Brantschen
Easiest routeNorth flank (PD)

The Dom is a mountain in the Pennine Alps. It is between Randa and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It is the main summit of the Mischabel group and is the second highest mountain in Switzerland, after Monte Rosa.

References

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  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Neues Weisstor, between the Schwarzberghorn and the Cima di Jazzi, at 3,490 metres.
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Nordend.