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The Breithorn ( German for "broad horn"; 4,164 m) is a mountain range of the Pennine Alps with its highest peak of the same name (but also called Breithorn (Western Summit)), located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies on the main chain of the Alps, approximately halfway between the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa and east of the Theodul Pass. Most of the massif is glaciated and includes several subsidiary peaks, all located east of the main summit: the Central Breithorn, the western Breithorn Twin (or Eastern Breithorn), the Gendarm (or eastern Breithorn Twin) and the Roccia Nera. The main summit is sometimes distinguished by the name Western Breithorn (, ). The nearest settlements are Zermatt ( Valais) and St-Jacques ( Aosta Valley).
The Breithorn is considered the most easily climbed 4,000 m Alpine peak. This is due to the Klein Matterhorn cable car which takes climbers to over 3,820 m (12,700 ft) from Zermatt for a starting point. The standard route (SSW flank) is from the Italian side of the mountain (the south side) and continues over a glacial plateau before climbing to the summit on a 35 degree snow slope. However, inexperienced mountaineers may run into severe difficulty if caution is not taken near cornices or in bad weather. For experienced climbers wanting more of a challenge, the half traverse of the Breithorn crest is another option.
The Breithorn was first climbed in 1813 by Henry Maynard (climber), Joseph-Marie Couttet, Jean Gras, Jean-Baptiste Erin and Jean-Jacques Erin.
The Breithorn (4164 m, from German: broad horn) is a mountain located in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland (Valais) and Italy (Aosta Valley).
It is also the name of several other mountains:
- Switzerland
- Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen) (3780 m), part of the Bernese Alps, between the Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental
- Breithorn (Blatten) (3785 m), part of the Bernese Alps, between the Lötschental and the major valley of Valais, belongs to the municipality of Blatten
- Kleines Breithorn (3656 m), 300 m south of Breithorn (Blatten)
- Breithorn (Simplon) (3437 m)
- Breithorn (St. Niklaus) (3178 m)
- Breithorn (Grengiols) (2599 m), part of the Lepontine Alps and the municipality of Grengiols, in the lower part of Goms, Valais
- Austria
- Breithorn (Steinernes Meer) in the Steinernes Meer, Nördliche Kalkalpen
- Breithorn (Loferer Steinberge) in the Loferer Steinberge, Nördliche Kalkalpen
The Breithorn, (3,780 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Tschingelhorn and the Grosshorn.
The Breithorn is one of two mountains named Breithorn overlooking the Lötschental, the other being the Breithorn (Blatten).
The Breithorn (3,785 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Bietschhorn and the Schinhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental (valley, north) from the main Rhone valley (south). Its summit is the tripoint between the Lötschental and two other smaller valleys: the Baltschiedertal and the valley of the Beichgletscher.
The Breithorn is one of the two mountains named Breithorn overlooking the Lötschental, the other being the Breithorn (Lauterbrunnen).
The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.
Breithorn (elevation ) is a summit in the Steinernes Meer of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.