The Fletschhorn (3,985 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
of the
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps (, , , ), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) an ...
, located between the
Saas Valley and the
Simplon Valley
The Simplon Valley or Divedro Valley (German language, German: ''Simplontal'', Italian language, Italian: ''Val Divedro'') is a valley of the Alps, situated between the Pennine Alps, Pennine and the Lepontine Alps, Lepontine ranges. The valley is ...
, in the canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
. It lies in the
Weissmies group, north of the
Lagginhorn.
The mountain was first climbed by Michael Amherdt and his guides Johannes Zumkemmi and Friedrich Clausen in August 1854.
[M. Ulrich: ''Chronik des SAC vom Jahre 1869.'' In: ''Jahrbuch des Schweizer Alpenclub.'' p. 512, Volumes 5–6, Bern 1870]
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The imposing north face was first ascended by E. R. Blanchet with guides Oskar Supersaxo and Kaspar Mooser on 25 July 1927.
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Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of Valais
Pennine Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Three-thousanders of Switzerland
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