Sackhorn

Sackhorn

The Sackhorn from the Gasterental (west side)
Highest point
Elevation 3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Prominence 88 m (289 ft)[1]
Parent peak Birghorn
Coordinates 46°26′23.7″N 7°45′57.1″E / 46.439917°N 7.765861°E / 46.439917; 7.765861Coordinates: 46°26′23.7″N 7°45′57.1″E / 46.439917°N 7.765861°E / 46.439917; 7.765861
Geography
Sackhorn

Location in Switzerland

Location Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Sackhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range east of the Lötschen Pass, between the upper Gasterntal and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Hockenhorn and the Birghorn.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Tennbachlücke (3,116 m).


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