Blinnenhorn

The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.

Blinnenhorn
Corno Cieco
The north-east side of the Blinnenhorn with the Gries Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,374 m (11,070 ft)
Prominence	945 m (3,100 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Dammastock
Isolation	12.8 km (8.0 mi)[2]
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E
Geography
Blinnenhorn Location in the Alps
Location	Valais, Switzerland/Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Lepontine Alps
Climbing
First ascent	5 September 1866 by Sedley Taylor, Johann Tännler, and Franz Guntern (or Guntren)[3][4]

See also

• List of mountains of Valais
• List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furka Pass (2,429)
2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Galmihorn.
3. Summary of new ascents; Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, December 1866
4. F Gardiner, Excursions in the Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, November 1878

External links

• Blinnenhorn on Hikr