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Wetterhorn (3692m)

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Wetterhorn liegt auf 3692 Metern Höhe in Switzerland, Teil der Alps, Europe. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

Wetterhorn — 3,692m — Switzerland — watercolor illustration
Höhe
3692 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
46,602222, 8,058333
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 Wetterhorn 3692 m

Über diesen Berg

Wetterhorn (3692m) is a fold mountain in the Alps, Switzerland. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of Wetterhorn (3692m)

The topographic contour map of Wetterhorn (3692m) in the 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 3,692m 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 Wetterhorn (3692m)

The east–west elevation profile of Wetterhorn (3692m) in the Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,692m. 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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