Dent d'Hérens

Also known as Dent d'Herens

mountain in the Pennine Alps

Key facts

Elevation: 4,173 m (13,691 ft)
Prominence: 704 m (2,310 ft)
Parent peak: Matterhorn
Isolation: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Location: Aosta Valley , Italy / Valais , Switzerland
Parent range: Pennine Alps
First ascent: 12 August 1863 by Florence Crauford Grove , William Edward Hall, Reginald Somerled Macdonald, Montagu Woodmass, Melchior Anderegg, Jean-Pierre Cachat and Peter Perren
Easiest route: South-west flank and west ridge from Aosta hut ( PD+ )

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The Dent d'Hérens (4,173 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The mountain lies a few kilometres west of the Matterhorn.

Notable summits along the east ridge are Punta Bianca (3917 m), the prominent Punta Carrel (3841 m) with its subpeak Punta Maquignaz, and the significant Punta Maria Cristina (3703 m).