The Eastern Breithorn (German: Breithorn (Ostgipfel), Italian: Breithorn Orientale) but also referred as the western Breithorn Twin (German: westlicher Breithornzwilling), is a peak of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, between the canton of Valais and the region of Aosta Valley. It is part of the Breithorn range, located east of the Theodul Pass. It lies between the Central Breithorn and its other twin, the Gendarm (or eastern Breithorn Twin). On its north side it overlooks the Breithorn Glacier.
^Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 4,022 metres.
the main summit: the Central Breithorn, the western Breithorn Twin (or EasternBreithorn), the Gendarm (or easternBreithorn Twin) and the Roccia Nera....
The EasternBreithorn (German: Breithorn (Ostgipfel), Italian: Breithorn Orientale) but also referred as the western Breithorn Twin (German: westlicher...
ihrer Besteigung, Volumes 1-3, Schmid & Francke, Bern, 1896-1899. For the Eastern Alps: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Volumes 1-3, German and Austrian Alpine...
Theodul Pass. The twin peaks are called EasternBreithorn/western Breithorn Twin (4,139 m) and Gendarm/easternBreithorn Twin (4,109 m). They are about 115 m...
Switzerland). It is the easternmost summit of the Breithorn massif, located east of the Gendarm (or easternBreithorn Twin). It overlooks the Schwarztor (English:...
the Breithorn with John Stafford Anderson and Aloys Pollinger, on August 16, making in passing the first of the secondary summits of the Eastern Breithorn...
Valtournanche. The pass lies between the Matterhorn on the west and the Breithorn on the east and is overlooked by the Theodulhorn and Testa Grigia. The...
two times. Young wanted to traverse the ridge from the Nordend to the Breithorn. They started from Riffelalp at midnight and finished the traverse of...
Hörnlihütte Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel Dent d'Hérens (4,171) Weisshorn (4,505) Breithorn (4,164) Matterhorn (4,478) The name Matterhorn derives from the German...
Funtenseetauern (2,579 m), Wildalmkirchl (2,578 m), Schareck (2,570 m), Breithorn (2,504 m), Persailhorn (2,347 m) Hochkalter Mountains: Hochkalter (2,607 m)...
the Großer Hundstod (2,593 m), the Funtenseetauern (2,578 m) and the Breithorn (2,504 m). If a prominence of 30 metres is taken as the criterion in counting...
the mountain echoes with his groaning." "A little beyond this came the Breithorn, now so much below us that we could look down upon its splendid white...
key col is lacking. For the Eastern Alps the range names are according to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps. SOIUSA codes, representing...
Klein Matterhorn at 3,883 m (12,740 ft), a peak on the ridge between Breithorn and Matterhorn that offers extensive views in all directions. It is possible...
minor ridge that culminates at the Eggishorn. It is in the central and eastern portions of the range only that crystalline rocks make their appearance;...
southwest to west are Liskamm, Zwillinge with Castor and Pollux, the Breithorn and the Matterhorn; on the north are the Weisshorn and the Dom. The Gornergrat...
of the Aarmassif, a geologic crystalline massif which crops out in the eastern Bernese Alps and Urner Alps. The massif belongs to the Helvetic zone and...
eternal snows and glaciers which are prone to serac falls. The southern and eastern walls are more steep and thus exempt of snow. The topography of the Grand...
key col is lacking. For the Eastern Alps the range names are according to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps. SOIUSA codes, representing...
general classification is that of the Eastern Alps and Western Alps with the divide between the two occurring in eastern Switzerland according to geologist...
Ortler in 1804, the Jungfrau in 1811, the Finsteraarhorn in 1812, and the Breithorn in 1813. In 1808, Marie Paradis became the first woman to climb Mont Blanc...
the largest summer ski area of Switzerland, on the southern slopes of Breithorn reachable from the cable car station of the Klein Matterhorn Saas Valley:...
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