Trockener Steg

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Trockener Steg
Highest point
Elevation2,939 m (9,642 ft)[1]
Coordinates45°58′17.1″N 7°43′20.5″E / 45.971417°N 7.722361°E / 45.971417; 7.722361
Geography
Trockener Steg is located in Switzerland
Trockener Steg
Trockener Steg
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeAerial tramway

Trockener Steg is a minor prominence in the area between the Matterhorn and the Breithorn, south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 2,939 meters (9,642 ft) above sea level, near the front of the Upper Theodul Glacier.

A cable car station lies on the summit and gives access to the Klein Matterhorn.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.

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