Tschingelhorn

The Tschingelhorn (3,555 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The summit of the Klein Tschingelhorn (3,494 m) on the west is the tripoint between the valleys of Kandertal, Lauterbrunnental (both in the Bernese Oberland) and Lötschental (in Valais). The main summit lies between the Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Tschingelhorn
Mountain.photo: Tschingelhorn.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: The Tschingelhorn (centre, background) and the Lauterbrunnen Wetterhorn (right, foreground)
Mountain.elevation_m: 3555
Mountain.prominence_m: 389
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.map: Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption: Location in Switzerland
Mountain.location: Bern/Valais, Switzerland
Mountain.range: Bernese Alps
Mountain.first_ascent: 6 September 1865 by Heinrich Feuz, W. H. Hawker, and Ulrich and Christian Lauener
Mountain.easiest_route: South couloir (F)