Scheuchzerhorn

The Scheuchzerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Bern. It lies north-east of the Oberaarhorn, on the range separating the valley of the Unteraar Glacier from the valley of the Oberaar Glacier.

Scheuchzerhorn
Scheuchzerhorn is located in Switzerland
Scheuchzerhorn
Scheuchzerhorn
Location in Switzerland
Highest point
Elevation3,456 m (11,339 ft)
Prominence116 m (381 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°32′37.7″N 8°11′24.2″E
Geography
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The mountain was named in honor of the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.

See also

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,340 metres.


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