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Nordend
East faceElevation 4,609 m (15,121 ft) Prominence 94 m (308 ft) Parent peak Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa Translation North End (German) Location Switzerland-Italy Coordinates 45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87°ECoordinates: 45°56′32″N 7°52′12″E / 45.94222°N 7.87°E Climbing First ascent 1861 Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb Nordend (meaning north end in German) is the northernmost peak of the Monte Rosa Massif. Nordend is the fourth highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Ostspitze (4,632 m) and the Grenzgipfel (4,618 m).
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Categories:- Alpine Four-thousanders
- Mountains of Valais
- Mountains of Italy
- Mountains of Piedmont
- Pennine Alps
- Italy–Switzerland border
- International mountains of Europe
- Valais geography stubs
- Piedmont geography stubs
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