The Einshorn 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
Lepontine Alps
The Lepontine Alps (, , ) are a mountain range in the north-western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Canton of Uri, Uri and Graubünden) and Italy (Piedmont and Lombardy).
The Simplon Tunnel, Simplon rail tunnel ...
, overlooking
Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of
Graubünden.
The peak can be seen from the Swiss
A13 motorway. It looks very much like ''Pizzo Ucello'' that can be seen from the southern entrance into the
San Bernardino tunnel (which made a year-round opening of the road possible from 1967), and many people think that they saw the same mountain twice - before and after the tunnel. They actually form a ridge together but only one each can be seen from each side.
Before the construction of the tunnel, both passes from
Splügen, the
Splügen Pass and the
San Bernardino Pass passing under Einshorn were similarly important but nowadays only one of them, San Bernardino, is open during winter. In ancient times, Splügen Pass was the more important connection. Thanks to its lack of importance it is now a quiet pass where essential portions of the historical roads and paths have survived allowing a good historical review for hikers on ''Via Spluga''.
Parallel to the Splügen Pass route and directly under Einshorn lies
Val Curciusa, a very remote valley compared to most alpine valleys as there is no road into it and besides some huts for grazing animals no traces from this highly industrialized and densely populated country.
The peak can be reached from the south on a Swiss grade T5, which demands experience in mountain hiking.
Hiking in Switzerland, degree of difficulty
References
External links
Einshorn on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Graubünden
Lepontine Alps
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
Rheinwald
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