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Balmhorn (3698m)

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Balmhorn liegt auf 3698 Metern Höhe in Switzerland, Teil der Bernese Alps, Europe. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Balmhorn — 3,698m — Switzerland — watercolor illustration
Höhe
3698 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
46,413333, 7,685278
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 Balmhorn 3698 m

Über diesen Berg

Balmhorn (3698m) is a fold mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections. A classic Alpine objective with varied terrain attracting mountaineers and experienced hikers seasonally.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Balmhorn (3698m)

The topographic contour map of Balmhorn (3698m) in the Bernese 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 3,698m 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 Balmhorn (3698m)

The east–west elevation profile of Balmhorn (3698m) in the Bernese Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,698m. 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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