Hohberghorn

Not to be confused with Höhberghorn.

The Hohberghorn (4,218 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of the Dom, above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.

Hohberghorn
The Hohberghorn (right), with the Stecknadelhorn (centre) and the Nadelhorn (left), from the north side
Highest point
Elevation	4,218 m (13,839 ft)
Prominence	76 m (249 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Nadelhorn
Coordinates	46°06′45.7″N 7°51′13.9″E
Geography
Hohberghorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent	August 1869 by R. B. Heathcote, Franz Biner, Peter Perren and Peter Taugwalder
Easiest route	Basic snow climb

It was first climbed by R. B. Heathcote, with guides Franz Biner, Peter Perren and Peter Taugwalder on, in August 1869 via the west gully above the Hohberg Glacier to the Stecknadeljoch.

Its north-east face, not as long or as steep as that on the neighbouring Lenzspitze, is 320 m and at an average angle of 50 degrees, and might be considered as excellent training for the latter.^[2]

See also

• Alps portal

• List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Hohbergjoch (4,142 m).
2. Will McLewin, In Monte Viso’s Horizon: Climbing All the Alpine 4000m Peaks, Ernest Press, 1991

• Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994

External links

• "Hohberghorn". SummitPost.org.
• "The Nadelgrat". SummitPost.org
• Hohberghorn on Hikr