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Wilerhorn (Bernese Alps)

Coordinates: 46°22′43.3″N 7°48′38.4″E / 46.378694°N 7.810667°E / 46.378694; 7.810667
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Wilerhorn
The Bietschhorn (left) and the Wilerhorn (right) from the Lötschen Pass (north side)
Highest point
Elevation3,307 m (10,850 ft)
Prominence238 m (781 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°22′43.3″N 7°48′38.4″E / 46.378694°N 7.810667°E / 46.378694; 7.810667
Geography
Wilerhorn is located in Switzerland
Wilerhorn
Wilerhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Wilerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Wiler and in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Bietschhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental from the main Rhone valley. It should not be confused with the Wilerhorn that is in the canton of Bern but the Emmental Alps.

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Wilerjoch (3,069 m).
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