Kranzberg (mountain) explained

Kranzberg
Elevation M:3741
Prominence M:83
Prominence Ref:[1]
Map:Switzerland
Location:Valais, Switzerland
Range:Bernese Alps
Coordinates:46.5221°N 7.9811°W

The Kranzberg North-Top (3,741 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, close to the border with the canton of Bern. Its massif separates two glaciers: the Grosser Aletschfirn and the Jungfraufirn, both part of the Aletsch Glacier.

The Kranzberg South-Top (3,666 m) is located south-east of the Kranzberg North-Top.

Debris accumulating on both sides of the mountain forms one of the two important supraglacial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier (see picture on the top right of the article).

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,658 metres.