Blinnenhorn

The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.

Blinnenhorn
Corno Cieco
The north-east side of the Blinnenhorn with the Gries Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,374 m (11,070 ft)
Prominence945 m (3,100 ft)[1]
Parent peakDammastock
Isolation12.8 km (8.0 mi)[2]
Coordinates46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E
Geography
Blinnenhorn
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland/Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLepontine Alps
Climbing
First ascent5 September 1866 by Sedley Taylor, Johann Tännler, and Franz Guntern (or Guntren)[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furka Pass (2,429)
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Galmihorn.
  3. Summary of new ascents; Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, December 1866
  4. F Gardiner, Excursions in the Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, November 1878


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