Bietschhorn

Infobox Mountain
Name = Bietschhorn
Photo = Bietschhorn01.jpg| Caption = South wall of Bietschhorn
Elevation = convert|3934|m|ft|0
Location = Switzerland
Range = Bernese Alps
Prominence=convert|806|m|ft|0|abbr=on
latd= 46|latm=23 |lats=28.5 |latNS=N
longd=7 |longm=51 |longs=02.7 |longEW=E
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Coordinates = coord|46|23|28.5|N|7|51|02.7|E|region:CH-BE_type:mountain|display=inline,title
Topographic
Type = | Age =
First ascent =1859 by Leslie Stephen and party
Easiest route=Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn


State Party = SUI
Type = Natural
Criteria = vii, viii, ix
ID = 1037
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 2001
Session = 25th
Extension = 2007
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1037The Bietschhorn (3,934 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier. The Bietschhorn is located south of the Lötschental valley and at the north end of the Bietschtal valley and Baltschiedertal valley. Most climbers approach the mountain from either the Bietschhornhütte or the Baltscheiderklause.

It was first climbed on 13 August 1859 by Leslie Stephen, with guides Anton Siegen, Johann Siegen and Joseph Ebener. An account of this first ascent was published by Leslie Stephen in his book "The Playground of Europe" (1871).

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153306/bietschhorn.html Bietschhorn on SummitPost]
* [http://www.aletschhorn.de/berge/berner/bietschhorn.html Climbing the Bietschhorn] de icon
* [http://www.schumacher.ch/foto/Lauchernalp2006/wb_img10620e Photographs] de icon