Stockhorn (Zermatt)

The Stockhorn (3,532 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located to the southeast of the town of Zermatt. It lies on the range between the Findel and Gorner glaciers, east of the Gornergrat.

Stockhorn
View from the east side
Highest point
Elevation3,532 m (11,588 ft)
Prominence145 m (476 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Rosa (Dufourspitze)
Coordinates45°59′8″N 7°50′16″E
Geography
Stockhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Stockhorn is part of the Zermatt ski area. A now-defunct cable car station at an altitude of 3,405 m is located west of the summit; the original aerial tramway connecting the Gornergrat to the Stockhorn via Hohtälli was dismantled in 2007.[2][3]

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Stockhornpass (3,387 m).
  2. Stockhorn lifts on Seilbahn Nostalgie (in German)
  3. End of Gornergrat tram service - Funimag.com


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