The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner. The mountain separates the Aletsch Glacier to the west from the Fiescher Glacier to the east.

Grosses Wannenhorn
The Gross Wannenhorn (left) from the Fiescher Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,906 m (12,815 ft)
Prominence	626 m (2,054 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Isolation	4.26 km (2.65 mi)
Listing	Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates	46°29′37.8″N 8°05′51.5″E
Geography
Grosses Wannenhorn Location in Switzerland
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Topo map	swisstopo
Climbing
First ascent	1864 (Gottlieb Studer and team)

The Grosses Wannenhorn is rocky, while its southern counterpart, the Kleines Wannenhorn, is somewhat flatter. The mountain's east side is heavily glaciated, while the west side is a steep slope intermittently broken by ice fields.

The mountain was first climbed by Gottlieb Studer and team in 1864.

See also

• List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
• List of mountains of Switzerland

References

External links

• The Grosses Wannenhorn on Hikr

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