The Stecknadelhorn (4,240 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
Stecknadelhorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,240 m (13,910 ft) |
Prominence | 27 m (89 ft) |
Parent peak | Nadelhorn |
Coordinates | 46°06′41.5″N 7°51′34.8″E / 46.111528°N 7.859667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Switzerland |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 8 August 1887 by Oscar Eckenstein and Matthias Zurbriggen |
Easiest route | Basic snow climb |
It was first climbed by Oscar Eckenstein and Matthias Zurbriggen on 8 August 1887.
The Stecknadelhorn is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,546 m).
See also
editReferences
edit- Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994
External links
edit- "Stecknadelhorn". SummitPost.org.
- "The Nadelgrat". SummitPost.org.