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Weisshorn, Switzerland

Prominence: 1236 m, 4055 ft

Elevation: 4506 meters, 14,783 feet

True Isolation: 11.07 km, 6.88 mi

Subpeaks	Weisshorn - North Gendarme (4331 m/14,209 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	46° 6' 5'' N, 7° 42' 58'' E 46.101267, 7.716046 (Dec Deg) 400762 E 5106100 N, Zone 32 (UTM)
Country	Switzerland
State/Province	Valais
County/Second Level Region	Sierre Visp
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 21 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 16) Selected Trip Reports: 1952-09-02 by Frederick Johnson (Unsuccessful) 2010-07-27 by Keith Anderson 2018-07-23 by Sean O (GPS Track) 2018-09-25 by Hervé Liboureau
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On the east ridge (1991-09-01). Photo by Iwan Auderset. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1236 m/4055 ft Optimistic Prominence: 1236 m/4055 ft Line Parent: Liskamm Key Col: Furggjoch 3270 m/10,728 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 11.07 km/6.88 mi Isolation Limit Point: 46.0942, 7.8592 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Dom (E)
Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Alps Range3: Southern Alps Range4: Pennine Alps Range5: Weisshorn Group (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Rhone Gulf of Lion Western Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean
First Ascent	August 19, 1861 Bennen, Johann Joseph (Switzerland) Tyndall, John (United Kingdom)
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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