Schwarzhorn (Monte Rosa Massif)

CountryItalyParent rangePennine AlpsClimbingFirst ascent18 August 1873 by Marco Maglionini, Albert de Rothschild and guideNormal routeGlacier tours through the southwest and northwest flanks (WS)

The Schwarzhorn (Italian: Corno Nero) is a 4,321-metre-high summit in the Italian Alps just next to the Swiss border.

It is part of the Monte Rosa massif in the Wallis Alps, which lie on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The Schwarzhorn itself lies on the ridge running south from the Ludwigshöhe to the Vincent Pyramid. Its valley settlements are Zermatt in Switzerland and Alagna on the Italian side.

See also

• List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps

References

• Michael Waeber (2003), Walliser Alpen – Gebietsführer (in German), Munich: Bergverlag Rother, ISBN 3-7633-2416-X
• Helmut Dumler; Willi P. Burkhardt (2001), Viertausender der Alpen (in German), Munich: Bergverlag Rother, ISBN 3-7633-7427-2

External links

• Schwarzhorn at 4000er.de (in German)