Gobba di Rollin
| Gobba di Rollin Bosse de Rollin | |
|---|---|
 Gobba di Rollin (left) and the Lyskamm group (right) from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,898 m (12,789 ft) |
| Prominence | 88 m (289 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Breithorn |
| Coordinates | 45°55′27″N 7°44′04″E / 45.92417°N 7.73444°E |
| Geography | |
  Gobba di Rollin Bosse de Rollin Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland / Ayas, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Klein Matterhorn |
Gobba di Rollin (Italian, French: Dos de Rollin; 3,898 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is located south of the Breithorn and it is largely covered by ice, the summit area being particularly flat. On the north side is the Breithorn Plateau of the Theodul Glacier, on the east side is the Verraz Glacier and on the south is the Glacier d'Aventine.
Gobba di Rollin is notable as having the highest ski lift in Europe on its top, since it is the highest point of the ski area Matterhorn Glacier Paradise on the Theodul Glacier, between Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia. It is connected to both the Klein Matterhorn and Testa Grigia by ski lifts. The shortest access is from the Klein Matterhorn station (3,820 m), less than two kilometres away, from where it can be easily reached by a piste on the glacier. The summit has even been reached via the Theodul Pass by 4x4 vehicles, a European record.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Breithornpass (3,810 m).
- ^ "Umiliazione targata Land Rover per il Cervino". Mountain Wilderness Italia. Mountain Wilderness. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
Il 2 agosto 2000 tre soci dell'Aosta Valley Land Rover Club, ottenute le necessarie autorizzazioni, alla guida delle proprie land 90, hanno raggiunto i 3900 mt. s.l.m. della gobba del Rollin, sopra il Plateau Rosà, stabilendo il nuovo record europeo di massima quota raggiunta da un veicolo 4×4
[On 2 August 2000 three members of the Aosta Valley Land Rover Club, having obtained the necessary authorizations, driving their Land 90s, reached 3900 m. above sea level of the Gobba di Rollin, above the Plateau Rosà, establishing the new European record for the highest altitude reached by a 4x4 vehicle]
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