Blinnenhorn

Blinnenhorn
Corno Cieco
The north-east side of the Blinnenhorn with the Gries Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,374 m (11,070 ft)
Prominence945 m (3,100 ft)[1]
Parent peakDammastock
Isolation12.8 km (8.0 mi)[2]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°25′33.4″N 8°18′28.9″E / 46.425944°N 8.308028°E / 46.425944; 8.308028
Geography
Blinnenhorn is located in Alps
Blinnenhorn
Blinnenhorn
Location in the Alps
LocationValais, Switzerland/Piedmont, Italy
Parent rangeLepontine Alps
Climbing
First ascent5 September 1866 by Sedley Taylor, Johann Tännler, and Franz Guntern (or Guntren)[3][4]

The Blinnenhorn (German) or Corno Cieco (Italian) is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On the north-east side lies the Gries Glacier.

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Furka Pass (2,429)
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is southeast of the Galmihorn.
  3. ^ Summary of new ascents; Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, December 1866
  4. ^ F Gardiner, Excursions in the Lepontine Alps, The Alpine Journal, November 1878