Doldenhorn

Doldenhorn

A drawing by Abraham Roth who was one of the first to climb it
Highest point
Elevation 3,638 m (11,936 ft)
Prominence 654 m (2,146 ft)[1]
Isolation 3.6 km (2.2 mi)[2]
Parent peak Blüemlisalp
Coordinates 46°28′07″N 7°44′06″E / 46.46861°N 7.73500°E / 46.46861; 7.73500Coordinates: 46°28′07″N 7°44′06″E / 46.46861°N 7.73500°E / 46.46861; 7.73500
Geography
Doldenhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent 30 June 1862 by Johann Bischoff, Kaspar Blatter, Christian Lauener, Gilgian Reichen, Abraham Roth and Edmund von Fellenberg.

The Doldenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. On its northern side is located Lake Oeschinen.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Fründenjoch (2,984 m)
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of the Blüemlisalp.
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