Schinhorn should not be confused with Gross Schinhorn.
Schinhorn | |
Photo Size: | 285 |
Elevation M: | 3796 |
Prominence M: | 422 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Parent Peak: | Aletschhorn |
Listing: | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Map: | Switzerland |
Location: | Valais, Switzerland |
Range: | Bernese Alps |
Coordinates: | 46.4514°N 7.9467°W |
First Ascent: | 30 August 1869 by E. J. Häberlin and Johann and Andreas von Weissenfluh |
The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental (north) and Oberaletsch (south).The Schinhorn has a northeastern Subpeak, the sharp ridge Distlighorn (3,716 m).