Schwarzberghorn

Schwarzberghorn
View of Lake Mattmark and the chain between Monte Moro and Schwarzberghorn from Distelalp in the Saas valley (Valais).
Highest point
Elevation3,609 m (11,841 ft)
Prominence54 m (177 ft)[1]
Parent peakUnnamed summit (3,641 m)
Coordinates45°59′49.3″N 7°54′31.7″E / 45.997028°N 7.908806°E / 45.997028; 7.908806
Naming
Native name
Geography
Schwarzberghorn is located in Alps
Schwarzberghorn
Location in the Alps
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Canton/RegionValais and Piedmont
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Schwarzberghorn (Italian: Corno Nero) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit (3,609 m) is the tripoint between the valleys Mattertal, Saastal (both in Valais) and Valle Anzasca (in Piedmont) and the southernmost point of the Mischabel-Strahlhorn chain, and northern end of the Weissgrat.

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,555 metres.