Wildhorn
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The Wildhorn is the highest peak of the Wildhorn group in the Bernese
Alps
. The first ascent was made by Gottlieb Samuel Studer
in September 1843.
The mountain forms the boundary between the Canton of Valais
and the Canton of Berne
. Two small glaciers lie on the east face of the Wildhorn: the Glacier des Audannes and the Glacier de Ténéhet. The Tungelgletscher, a glacier measured as 1.9 km in length in 1973,http://glaciology.ethz.ch/messnetz/glaciers/dungel.html Date accessed: 10 January 2008 has its source on the mountain's north-east face.
The Swiss Alpine Club
maintains the Wildhornhütte shelter (2,303 m) in the Iffigtal, above the Iffigsee
, on the northern slopes of the mountain. The easiest ascent (a glacier tour) starts from there. More challenging ascents commence from the Geltenhütte (2,759 m), above the Col du Brochet.
Bernese Alps
The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Lucerne, Obwalden, Fribourg and...
Alps
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
. The first ascent was made by Gottlieb Samuel Studer
Gottlieb Samuel Studer
Gottlieb Samuel Studer was a Swiss mountaineer, Notary public and draughtsman.Studer was the son of Sigmund Gottlieb Studer...
in September 1843.
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
and the Canton of Berne
Canton of Berne
The Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...
. Two small glaciers lie on the east face of the Wildhorn: the Glacier des Audannes and the Glacier de Ténéhet. The Tungelgletscher, a glacier measured as 1.9 km in length in 1973,http://glaciology.ethz.ch/messnetz/glaciers/dungel.html Date accessed: 10 January 2008 has its source on the mountain's north-east face.
The Swiss Alpine Club
Swiss Alpine Club
The Swiss Alpine Club is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 111 sections with 110,000 members...
maintains the Wildhornhütte shelter (2,303 m) in the Iffigtal, above the Iffigsee
Iffigsee
Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn ....
, on the northern slopes of the mountain. The easiest ascent (a glacier tour) starts from there. More challenging ascents commence from the Geltenhütte (2,759 m), above the Col du Brochet.