Trockener Steg

Trockener Steg
Highest point
Elevation 2,939 m (9,642 ft) [1]
Coordinates 45°58′17.1″N 7°43′20.5″E / 45.971417°N 7.722361°E / 45.971417; 7.722361Coordinates: 45°58′17.1″N 7°43′20.5″E / 45.971417°N 7.722361°E / 45.971417; 7.722361
Geography
Trockener Steg

Location in Switzerland

Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Pennine Alps
Climbing
Easiest route Aerial 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 metres 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

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps.


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