Central Breithorn
View from the east side
Highest point
Elevation4,159 m (13,645 ft)
Prominence83 m (272 ft)[1]
Parent peakBreithorn (Western Summit)
Coordinates45°56′20″N 7°45′23″E / 45.93889°N 7.75639°E / 45.93889; 7.75639
Naming
Native name
Geography
Central Breithorn is located in Alps
Central Breithorn
Central Breithorn
Location in the Alps
CountriesSwitzerland and Italy
Canton/RegionValais and Aosta Valley
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Central Breithorn (German: Breithorn (Mittelgipfel), Italian: Breithorn Centrale) is a peak of the Breithorn range in the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, between the canton of Valais and the region of Aosta Valley. It is located east of the main summit of the Breithorn and west of the western Breithorn Twin.

References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 4,076 metres.


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