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Breithorn (Western Summit)

Elevation
4 160 m · 4000er
Massif
Pennine Alps
Canton
Valais
First ascent
1813
Base town
Zermatt
Lift access
Klein Matterhorn cable car (Matterhorn Glacier Paradise) gives near-summit glacier access, making it one of the easiest 4000m peaks in the Alps

Source: en.wikipedia.org

45.9411° N 7.7472° E · ValaisRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

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Globulariifolia, Whgler, Hp.Baumeler, Ka23 13 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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