Mönch Explained

Mönch
Photo Size:285
Elevation M:4110
Prominence M:591
Prominence Ref:[1]
Isolation Km:3.6
Isolation Ref:[2]
Translation:Monk
Parent Peak:Finsteraarhorn
Map:Switzerland
Location:Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Range:Bernese Alps
Coordinates:46.5583°N 7.9972°W
Type:Limestone
First Ascent:August 15, 1857
Easiest Route:basic rock/snow/ice climb

The Mönch (pronounced as /de/, German: "monk") at is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau, it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains, visible from far away.

The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. It is west of Mönchsjoch, a pass at, Mönchsjoch Hut, and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.

The Jungfrau railway tunnel runs right under the summit, at an elevation of approximately 3300m (10,800feet).

The summit was first climbed on record on 15 August 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann (1831-1861), Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Unders Mönchsjoch (3,519 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Jungfrau.