Schreckhorn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,078 m (13,379 ft) |
Prominence | 795 m (2,608 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
Isolation | 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[2] |
Coordinates | 46°35′23.9″N 8°07′05.3″E / 46.589972°N 8.118139°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Peak of terror[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 16 August 1861 by Leslie Stephen and party |
Normal route | south-west ridge |
The Schreckhorn (4,078 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Bern. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.