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9-631: The Oberaletsch Glacier system consists of two approximately equal arms. The eastern one takes its starting point on the south western flank of the Aletschhorn at around 3,700 m (12,100 ft), and joins the western arm (Beichgletscher) in the valley at the foot of the Nesthorn . Then the glacier flows to the south-east towards the Aletsch Glacier without reaching it. The glacier tongue ends at around 2,150 m (7,050 ft). During

18-635: A glacier in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aletschhorn The Aletschhorn (4,194 m (13,760 ft)) is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland , lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO . The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying at its foot. The Aletschhorn,

27-522: Is situated west of the main-summit. In the south-ridge are located the southeast-ridge-gendarm pt 3,948 m (12,953 ft), a prominent double-tower (ca. 3,744 m (12,283 ft)) and the quadruple-tower pt 3,716 m (12,192 ft). The Aletschhorn was first climbed almost 50 years after the first ascent of the Jungfrau . When the Jungfrau was first climbed, the climbers used base camps on

36-714: The Little Ice Age in the middle of the 19th century the glacier was part of the Aletsch Glacier. The Swiss Alpine Club Oberaletschhütte (2,640 m (8,660 ft)) is above the junction of the two glacier arms and has been accessible to hikers since 2005 with a new trail from Belalp . The area of the Oberaletsch Glacier, along with the Aletsch Glacier, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001. This article about

45-660: The Aletschfirn, at the foot of the Aletschhorn. The Aletschhorn was climbed first in 1859 by Francis Fox Tuckett , J. J. Bennen, V. Tairraz and P. Bohren . The party passed the night in some holes in the rocks above the Mittel Aletsch Glacier (on the east side of the mountain), and on the following morning, on 18 June, started the ascent and reached the snow arête connecting the Dreieckhorn with

54-655: The Massa river, which originates in the Aletsch Glacier and ends up in the Rhone river. Its remote location in the middle of glaciers means that the Aletschhorn, despite its height, is less frequently visited and less well known than the summits of the Jungfrau and the Eiger , which lie about 10 km on the north. The Aletschorn has four significant sub-peaks: the Kleines Aletschhorn (3,745 m (12,287 ft))

63-557: The advantage of occupying a central position in relation to the high peaks around it. The Aletschhorn is often thought to command the finest of all the panoramic views from Alpine summits. On its northern flank lies the Aletschfirn, which is part of the Aletsch Glacier . On the southwest lies the Oberaletsch Glacier and, on the southeast, lies the Mittelaletsch Glacier . Both are in the catchment area of

72-413: The main peak. The passage along this arête at a so early period of the year, before the snow has become well consolidated, involved some risk and a slope of névé lying at an angle of 50°, required care and good step-cutting. But the summit could be reached without too much difficulty. Like many other climbers, Tuckett took with him a barometer and made scientific observations. He noted the icy temperature and

81-700: The second highest mountain of the Bernese Alps after the Finsteraarhorn , is the only one of the higher peaks that lies completely in Valais . It is the culminating point of a chain running parallel with the dividing ridge, and surpassing it in the height of its principal peaks. Standing thus between the principal range of the Bernese Alps and the Pennine chain , it shares with the Bietschhorn

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