Wasenhorn (Bernese Alps)

The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Blitzingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Oberaarrothorn, that separates the valley of the Fiescher Glacier from the main Rhone valley.

Wasenhorn
Wasenhorn (right summit) from the Fiescher Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,447 m (11,309 ft)
Prominence	303 m (994 ft)^[1]
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°29′52.7″N 8°9′56.8″E / 46.497972°N 8.165778°E / 46.497972; 8.165778
Geography
Wasenhorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent	14 August 1885 by the Hungarian couple Bela and Hermine Tauscher-Geduly with the South Tyrolean guides Alois Pinggera and Joseph Reinstadler

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Oberlicke (3,144 m).

External links

• Wasenhorn on Hikr