Bietschhorn

Bietschhorn
Bietschhorn
	The south face
Highest point
Elevation	3,934 m (12,907 ft)
Prominence	807 m (2,648 ft)
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Isolation	13.4 km (8.3 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°23′28.5″N 7°51′02.7″E / 46.391250°N 7.850750°E
Geography
	Bietschhorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Climbing
First ascent	1859 by Leslie Stephen and party

The Bietschhorn (3,934 m) is a mountain in canton Wallis to the south of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area (formerly Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn) listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier. The Bietschhorn is located on the south side of the Lötschental valley and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Region at the north end of the Bietschtal valley and Baltschiedertal valley. Most climbers approach the mountain from either the Bietschhornhütte or the Baltschiederklause.

It was first climbed on 13 August 1859 by Leslie Stephen, with guides Anton Siegen, Johann Siegen and Joseph Ebener. An account of some of Stephen's first ascents was published by Leslie Stephen in his book The Playground of Europe (1871). The Bietschhorn ascent however is not mentioned in that classic mountaineering book.

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Beichpass (3,127 m).
^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is west of the Aletschhorn.