| Lyskamm | |
|---|---|
 North-east side of Lyskamm | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,532 m (14,869 ft) |
| Prominence | 379 m ↓ Lisjoch[1] |
| Parent peak | Monte Rosa |
| Isolation | 3 km (1.9 mi) → Zumsteinspitze[2] |
| Coordinates | 45°55′21″N 7°50′08″E / 45.92250°N 7.83556°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Liskamm (German) |
| English translation | Lys Ridge |
| Geography | |
  Lyskamm Location in the Alps | |
| Countries | Italy and Switzerland |
| Region/Canton | Aosta Valley and Valais |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Topo map | Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | J. F. Hardy and party, 1861 |
| Easiest route | Basic glacier/snow climb/scrambling along exposed ridge |
Lyskamm (German: Liskamm, formerly Lyskamm, literally "crest of the Lys"), also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"),[3][4] is a mountain (4,532 m (14,869 ft)) in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilometre-long ridge with two distinct peaks. The mountain has gained a reputation for seriousness because of the many cornices lying on the ridge and the frequent avalanches, thus leading to its nickname the Menschenfresser ("people eater").
- ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Lisjoch (4,153 m).
- ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of the Dufourspitze.
- ^ "Liskamm". www.zermatt.ch. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Swindin, Les; Flemming, Peter (1999). Valais Alps East:Selected Climbs. The Alpine Club. p. 150. ISBN 978-0900523625.