Matterhorn

Matterhorn
Matterhorn
Cervino (Italian); Cervin (French);
	East and north faces of the Matterhorn
Highest point
Elevation	4,478 m (14,692 ft)
Prominence	1042 m ↓ Col Durand
Parent peak	Weisshorn
Isolation	13.8 km → Liskamm-West Top
Listing	Alpine four-thousanders ; Great north faces of the Alps
Coordinates	45°58′35.0″N 7°39′31.0″E
Naming
Native name	Gran Bèca (Arpitan); Horu (Walser);
English translation	Peak of the Meadows
Geography
	Matterhorn Location in the Alps
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy; Valais, Switzerland;
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Topo map	swisstopo 1347 Matterhorn
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1865 by; Edward Whymper; Charles Hudson; Francis Douglas; Douglas Robert Hadow; Michel Croz; Peter Taugwalder (father); Peter Taugwalder (son);
Easiest route	Hörnli ridge (AD, rock/mixed climb)

The Matterhorn (in German; Italian: Cervino, French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is ranked, by height, 12th mountain in the European Alps.^[3] Its height is 4,478 metres.^[4]

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The mountain is on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it towers over the Swiss village of Zermatt and the Italian village Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche. The name of the mountain comes from the German words Matte, meaning valley or meadow, and Horn, which means peak.^[5]

[1]
"Commune Zermatt" (Map). Matterhorn peak (digital ed.). 1:10 0000. National Map 1:10'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. Retrieved 2018-01-23 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
[2]
Arnold Lunn, Matterhorn Centenary, Allen & Unwin, 1965 (p. 25)
[3]
Even though the Matterhorn is very famous, both because of its beauty, and because it is hard to climb, it is not one of the 100 tallest mountains in the Alps. Several mountains near it, including Monte Rosa, the Dom, Liskamm and the Weisshorn, are taller.
[4]
NHK, "Matterhorn: Majestic Peak that Pierces the Sky -- Switzerland, 4,478 m"; retrieved 2012-5-24.
[5]
Swiss Mountains - Names www.swissworld.org Retrieved 26 November 2007.

Charles Gos, Le Cervin (Attinger, 1948)
Edward Whymper, Scrambles Amongst the Alps (1871)

Notes

[N 1]
Despite its prominence in a local sense, the Matterhorn is not among the top 100 mountains in the Alps measured by topographic prominence. Its close neighbors Monte Rosa, the Dom, Liskamm and the Weisshorn, have higher summits. See a panoramic photograph of the view from Finsteraarhorn, to the north. The key col is Col Durand, at 3,436 metres (11,273 ft), between the Matterhorn and the Weisshorn.
[N 2]
Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is the Western Liskamm.

Virtual ascent of the Hörnli Ridge with 360 degree panoramas Archived 2006-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
Alpinist Magazine Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Mountain Profile - Issue 16
Matterhorn Webcams Archived 2006-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
Matterhorn on Summitpost
PeakWare info on Matterhorn Archived 1999-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
Matterhorn on 4000er.de
Walt Disney and Zermatt
Chronology of climbs - in German
Photo gallery dedicated to Matterhorn and surrounding nature (in English)

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[3] [1]
"Commune Zermatt" (Map). Matterhorn peak (digital ed.). 1:10 0000. National Map 1:10'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. Retrieved 2018-01-23 – via map.geo.admin.ch.

[4] [2]
Arnold Lunn, Matterhorn Centenary, Allen & Unwin, 1965 (p. 25)

[5] [3]
Even though the Matterhorn is very famous, both because of its beauty, and because it is hard to climb, it is not one of the 100 tallest mountains in the Alps. Several mountains near it, including Monte Rosa, the Dom, Liskamm and the Weisshorn, are taller.

[6] [4]
NHK, "Matterhorn: Majestic Peak that Pierces the Sky -- Switzerland, 4,478 m"; retrieved 2012-5-24.

[7] [5]
Swiss Mountains - Names www.swissworld.org Retrieved 26 November 2007.

[1] [N 1]
Despite its prominence in a local sense, the Matterhorn is not among the top 100 mountains in the Alps measured by topographic prominence. Its close neighbors Monte Rosa, the Dom, Liskamm and the Weisshorn, have higher summits. See a panoramic photograph of the view from Finsteraarhorn, to the north. The key col is Col Durand, at 3,436 metres (11,273 ft), between the Matterhorn and the Weisshorn.

[2] [N 2]
Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is the Western Liskamm.

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Matterhorn
Cervino (Italian) Cervin (French)
East and north faces of the Matterhorn
Highest point
Elevation	4,478 m (14,692 ft)
Prominence	1042 m ↓ Col Durand^{[note 1]}
Parent peak	Weisshorn
Isolation	13.8 km → Liskamm-West Top^{[note 2]}
Listing	Alpine four-thousanders Great north faces of the Alps
Coordinates	45°58′35.0″N 7°39′31.0″E^[1]
Naming
Native name	Gran Bèca (Arpitan) Horu (Walser)
English translation	Peak of the Meadows^[2]
Geography
Matterhorn Location in the Alps
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Topo map	swisstopo 1347 Matterhorn
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper Charles Hudson Francis Douglas Douglas Robert Hadow Michel Croz Peter Taugwalder (father) Peter Taugwalder (son)
Easiest route	Hörnli ridge (AD, rock/mixed climb)