Country Italy First ascent 18 August 1873 Mountain range Pennine Alps | Elevation 4,322 m Prominence 42 m Parent range Pennine Alps | |
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Isolation 0.3 km (0.19 mi) → Ludwigshöhe Normal route Glacier tours through the southwest and northwest flanks (WS) Similar Ludwigshöhe, Parrotspitze, Vincent Pyramid, Zumsteinspitze, Balmenhorn | ||
The Schwarzhorn (Italian: Corno Nero) is a 4,321-metre-high summit in the Italian Alps just next to the Swiss border.
Map of Schwarzhorn, 11020 Gressoney-La-Trinit%C3%A9, Aosta Valley, Italy
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.
References
Schwarzhorn (Monte Rosa Massif) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA