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Fletschhorn, Switzerland

Prominence: 301 m, 987 ft

Elevation: 3986 meters, 13,077 feet

True Isolation: 1.08 km, 0.67 mi

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	46° 10' 2'' N, 8° 0' 9'' E 46.167171, 8.002489 (Dec Deg) 422994 E 5113105 N, Zone 32 (UTM)
Country	Switzerland
State/Province	Valais
County/Second Level Region	Brig Visp
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 10 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 10) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 1966-07-14 by Frederick Johnson 1993-08-21 by Greg Slayden (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track) 2009-09-12 by Matthias Fieles
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The Fletschhorn just misses the 4000-meter mark, but it is still an impressive summit, as seen here on the approach from Weissmies Hut (1993-08-21).

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Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 301 m/987 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 301 m/987 ft
  Line Parent: Lagginhorn
  Key Col: Fletschjoch    3685 m/12,090 ft

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 1.08 km/0.67 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: 46.1575, 8.0033
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Lagginhorn  (S)

Ranges

Ridges/Divides

Western Pyrennes Crest

Drainage Basins

Rhone
Gulf of Lion
Western Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Po
Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean

Route #1

Snow Climb
Trailhead: (Ski Lift) 2397 m/7864 ft
Vertical Gain: 1589 m/5213 ft