Hohberghorn

4,219 m

'High mountain horn' — a redundant Walser-German toponym in which Hoh ('high') and Berg ('mountain') reinforce the same idea, characteristic of layered Alpine naming.

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Coordinates46.1117° N · 7.8622° E

UIAA rank№ 30 / 82

CountriesSwitzerland

Normal gradeAD · assez difficile

First ascent1869 · R.B. Heathcote with Franz Biner, Peter Perren & Peter Taugwalder

Typical seasonJuly to September

Photo of Hohberghorn — Photo: Dan Gara · Public domain

Northern summit of the Nadelgrat north of the Dom, between the Stecknadelhorn and Dürrenhorn. Typically climbed in a full Nadelgrat traverse from the Bordierhütte or Mischabelhütte.

History

Climbed in August 1869 by an English party from the Zermatt side. The Hohberghorn is one of the broader, snowier summits of the Nadelgrat and is most often taken in as part of a full Mischabel traverse from the Dürrenhorn to the Lenzspitze, a long but technically straightforward day for a fit, acclimatised party.

Location

Summit · huts that serve as bases for routes on this peak

Major routes

Nadelgrat traverse from Bordierhütte

AD · assez difficileTopo ↗

Vertical / summit day1,700 m gain · 8h

Second peak on the Nadelgrat after Dürrenhorn. Reached by snow ridge and short rocky steps (II) from the Dirrujoch. See stecknadelhorn for the full traverse breakdown.

Huts on this route

Bordierhütte2,886 m
Mischabelhütte3,329 m

Featured in tours

Nadelgrat Traverse1-2 daysAD

Nearby huts

MischabelhütteSAC · mid-June to mid-September3,329 m BordierhütteSAC · mid-June to mid-September2,886 m

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