Weissmies

Weissmies
The Weissmies as seen from Lagginhorn
Highest point
Elevation4,013 m (13,166 ft)
Prominence1,183 m (3,881 ft)[1]
Parent peakMonte Rosa
Isolation11.0 km (6.8 mi)[2]
Coordinates46°7′40″N 8°0′43″E / 46.12778°N 8.01194°E / 46.12778; 8.01194
Geography
Weissmies is located in Switzerland
Weissmies
Weissmies
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascentJakob Christian Häusser and Peter Josef Zurbriggen in 1855
Easiest routePD, basic snow climb

The Weissmies 4,013 m (13,166 ft) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland near the village of Saas-Fee. It is the easternmost four-thousander of its range.

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Mondellipass (2,830 m).
  2. ^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is east of the Lenzspitze.