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Balmenhorn (4167m)

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Balmenhorn liegt auf 4167 Metern Höhe in Italy, Teil der Pennine Alps, Europe. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Balmenhorn — 4,167m — Italy — watercolor illustration
Höhe
4167 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
45,928333, 7,858333
Typ
fold_mountain

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m Balmenhorn 4167 m

Über diesen Berg

Balmenhorn (4167m) is a fold mountain in the Pennine Alps, Italy. Grade 2/5: moderate trek requiring good physical fitness. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Well-marked paths and reasonable gradients make it achievable for fit hikers.

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Balmenhorn (4167m)

The topographic contour map of Balmenhorn (4167m) in the Pennine Alps shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 4,167m summit). Above 3,200m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of Balmenhorn (4167m)

The east–west elevation profile of Balmenhorn (4167m) in the Pennine Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,167m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,200m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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