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Birghorn

Coordinates: 46°27′10.9″N 7°47′20.1″E / 46.453028°N 7.788917°E / 46.453028; 7.788917
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Birghorn
Highest point
Elevation3,243 m (10,640 ft)
Prominence134 m (440 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°27′10.9″N 7°47′20.1″E / 46.453028°N 7.788917°E / 46.453028; 7.788917
Geography
Birghorn is located in Switzerland
Birghorn
Birghorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern/Valais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Birghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range connecting the Lötschen Pass from the Tschingelhorn, separating the upper Gasterntal (Bernese Oberland) from the Lötschental (Valais).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. Key col: 3,109 m.
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