The Balfrin 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 Swiss

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 north of the Dom 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 belongs to the Mischabel massif, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal. The northern side of the Balfrin is covered by a glacier named ''Balfringletscher''. On the south side is the larger Ried Glacier. Gsponbalfrin

References

External links

The Balfrin on Hikr

The Balfrin on Summitpost

The Balfrin on Mount Wiki
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