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The Lagginhorn (4,010 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.

Lagginhorn
The west face
Highest point
Elevation	4,010 m (13,160 ft)
Prominence	511 m (1,677 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Weissmies
Isolation	3.3 km (2.1 mi)[2]
Coordinates	46°9′26″N 8°0′11″E
Geography
Lagginhorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent	26 August 1856 by E. L. Ames, Franz Andenmatten and Johann Josef Imseng, together with three Englishmen and three guides
Easiest route	West ridge (PD)

The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the lowest four-thousander in Switzerland.

The first ascent was by Edward Levi Ames and three other Englishmen, together with local Saas Grund clergyman Johann Josef Imseng, Franz Andenmatten and three other guides on 26 August 1856.

Climbing routes

The Lagginhorn is characterised by rock climbing rather than snow climbs and possesses a lengthy scramble along the South Ridge including one or more exposed abseils:[4]

• West-South-West Ridge, PD
• South Ridge, AD, III
• West-South-West Rib and South Ridge, AD
• North-North-East Ridge (via Fletschhorn), PD+

Huts

• Weissmies Hut (2,726 m)
• Berghaus Hohsaas (3,100 m)
• Laggin Bivouac (2,425 m)

See also

• List of 4000 metre peaks of the Alps

References

Bibliography

• Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, The High Mountains of the Alps, London: Diadem, 1994

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lagginhorn.

• The Lagginhorn on SummitPost
• Route description from Weissmies Hut to Lagginhorn summit

На других языках

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[de] Lagginhorn

Das Lagginhorn ist ein 4010 m ü. M. hoher Berg im östlichen Teil der Walliser Alpen. Sein Gipfel befindet sich im Schweizer Kanton Wallis, wenige Kilometer nördlich der italienischen Grenze. Er gilt als ein «nicht allzu schwierig» zu besteigender Viertausender.[2]

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- [en] Lagginhorn

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[fr] Lagginhorn

Le Lagginhorn est une montagne des Alpes valaisannes. Avec le Fletschhorn (3 993 mètres) et le Weissmies (4 023 mètres), il forme un chaînon de trois sommets, à l'est de la vallée de Saas. En randonnée, le tour de ce chaînon débute à la Weissmieshütte à une altitude de 2 726 mètres.

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[it] Lagginhorn

Il Lagginhorn (4.010 m s.l.m.[1]) è una vetta alpina svizzera delle Alpi Pennine che si trova nella Catena del Weissmies.

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[ru] Лаггинхорн

Лаггинхорн (нем. Lagginhorn) — вершина высотой 4010 метров над уровнем моря, расположенная в Пеннинских Альпах в кантоне Вале, Швейцария.

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