Nordend
Appearance
Nordend | |
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![]() East face | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,608 m (15,118 ft) |
Prominence | 89 m ↓ Silbersattel |
Parent peak | Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa |
Isolation | 0.575 km → Grenzgipfel |
Coordinates | 45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87000°E |
Naming | |
English translation | North End |
Language of name | German |
Geography | |
Countries | Switzerland and Italy |
Topo map | Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |
Geology | |
Mountain type | peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1861 |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Nordend (meaning north end in German) is a northern peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dunantspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).
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- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine four-thousanders
- Mountains of Valais
- Mountains of Piedmont
- Pennine Alps
- Italy–Switzerland border
- International mountains of Europe
- Monte Rosa
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- Four-thousanders of Switzerland
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