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Dent d'Herens (4171m)

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Dent d'Herens liegt auf 4171 Metern Höhe in Switzerland, Teil der Pennine Alps, Europe. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Dent d'Herens — 4,171m — Switzerland — watercolor illustration
Höhe
4171 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
45,966667, 7,600000
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 Dent d'Herens 4171 m

Über diesen Berg

Dent d'Herens (4171m) is a fold mountain in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Dent d'Herens (4171m)

The topographic contour map of Dent d'Herens (4171m) 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 4,171m 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 Dent d'Herens (4171m)

The east–west elevation profile of Dent d'Herens (4171m) in the Pennine Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,171m. 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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