Dent d'Hérens
Mountain in the Pennine Alps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dent d'Hérens (4,173 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The mountain lies a few kilometres west of the Matterhorn.
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Dent d'Hérens | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,173 m (13,691 ft) |
Prominence | 704 m (2,310 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Matterhorn |
Isolation | 3.7 km (2.3 mi)[2] |
Coordinates | 45°58′12.2″N 7°36′18.3″E |
Geography | |
Location | Aosta Valley, Italy/Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Pennine Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 12 August 1863 by Florence Crauford Grove, William Edward Hall, Reginald Somerled Macdonald, Montagu Woodmass, Melchior Anderegg, Jean-Pierre Cachat and Peter Perren |
Easiest route | South-west flank and west ridge from Aosta hut (PD+) |
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The Aosta hut (2,781 m) is used for the normal route.