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Stellihorn (Mattertal)

Coordinates: 46°10′01″N 07°44′21.5″E / 46.16694°N 7.739306°E / 46.16694; 7.739306
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Stellihorn
Inners Stellihorn
Stellihorn is located in Switzerland
Stellihorn
Stellihorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation3,410 m (11,190 ft)
Prominence175 m (574 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°10′01″N 07°44′21.5″E / 46.16694°N 7.739306°E / 46.16694; 7.739306
Geography
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascentÜssers: 5 August 1882 by Aloïs Pollinger of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais and J.S. Andersson
Inners: 23 August 1890 by Christian Almer, W.A.B. Coolidge, and Martin Conway

The Stellihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of St. Niklaus in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Barrhorn, on the range between the Turtmanntal and the Mattertal.

The Stellihorn has two summits: the Inners Stellihorn (3,410 m) and the Üssers Stellihorn (3,405 m).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Gässijoch (3,235 m).
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