Wasenhorn

Wasenhorn
The south side of the Wasenhorn from the Monte Leone Hut
Highest point
Elevation3,246 m (10,650 ft)
Prominence476 m (1,562 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Leone
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°16′00″N 8°05′09″E / 46.26667°N 8.08583°E / 46.26667; 8.08583
Naming
Native name
Geography
Wasenhorn is located in Alps
Wasenhorn
Wasenhorn
Location in the Alps
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Canton/RegionValais and Piedmont
Parent rangeLepontine Alps
Topo mapSwiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo

The Wasenhorn (German, Italian: Punta Terrarossa; 3,246 metres (10,650 ft)) is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig (Swiss canton of Valais) and Varzo (Italian region of Piedmont), just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area. Politically the Wasenhorn is split between the municipalities of Ried-Brig and Varzo.

The Simplon Tunnel runs into the massif of the Wasenhorn, below the subsidiary summit named Tunnelspitz (2,903 m (9,524 ft)).

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Chaltwasserpass (2,770 m).