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Jungfrau
Photo by Tom Golway
Details
| Elevation (feet): | 13642 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 4158 |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Range/Region: | Northern Alps |
| Range/Region: | Berner Oberland |
| Latitude: | 46.5333 |
| Longitude: | 7.96667 |
| Difficulty: | Basic Snow/Ice Climb |
| Best months for climbing: | Jul, Aug, Sep |
| Year first climbed: | 1811 |
| First successful climber(s): | Johann Rudolf Meyer, Hieronymus Meyer, Alois Volker, Joseph Bortis |
| Nearest major airport: | Bern, Switzerland |
| Convenient Center: | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Description
Jungfrau is a great snowy mountain, a center for tourism in the Bernese Oberland. Its spectacular North Face towers nearly 10,000 feet from the valley below. Jungfrau and its neighboring peak Monch (4099m) are separated by a col that holds an observatory, a railway station, and the Jungfraujoch Hotel. At 3478 meters (11,412 feet), this is the highest point in Europe that is reachable by railway, from which Jungfrau's summit is a short, icy climb up the northeast ridge.
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