Mönch
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| Mönch | |
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The north side and the Eiger Glacier
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| Parent peak | Finsteraarhorn |
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| Translation | Monk |
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 Mönch
Location in Switzerland
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| Location | Bern/Valais, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Bernese Alps |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 15, 1857 |
| Easiest route | basic rock/snow/ice climb |
The Mönch (German: "monk") is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and the Jungfrau it forms a highly recognisable group of mountains visible from far away.
The Mönch lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern, and forms part of a mountain ridge between the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch to the west, and the Eiger to the east. The mountain is located west of Mönchsjoch (a 3,650 m high pass) and Mönchsjoch Hut and north of the Jungfraufirn and Ewigschneefäld, two affluents of the Great Aletsch Glacier. The north side of the Mönch forms a step wall above the Lauterbrunnen valley.
The Jungfrau railway tunnel runs right under the summit at a height of approximately 3,300 metres.
The peak was first climbed on August 15, 1857 by Christian Almer, Christian Kaufmann, Ulrich Kaufmann and Sigismund Porges.
Gallery
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A view of the Mönch taken from the Jungfraujoch
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Panorama from Männlichen: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (from left to right)
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The Moench, by Helga von Cramm, with prayer by Achespè, chromolithograph, c. 1879. (3 x 4.5 inches).
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References
- ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Unders Mönchsjoch (3,523 m).
- ↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Jungfrau.
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