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Kranzberg (mountain)

Coordinates: 46°31′19.5″N 7°58′52″E / 46.522083°N 7.98111°E / 46.522083; 7.98111
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Kranzberg
The Kranzberg (left peak) seen from the Aletsch Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,741 m (12,274 ft)
Prominence83 m (272 ft)[1]
Parent peakJungfrau
Coordinates46°31′19.5″N 7°58′52″E / 46.522083°N 7.98111°E / 46.522083; 7.98111
Geography
Kranzberg is located in Switzerland
Kranzberg
Kranzberg
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Kranzberg North-Top (3,741 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, close to the border with the canton of Bern. Its massif separates two glaciers: the Grosser Aletschfirn and the Jungfraufirn, both part of the Aletsch Glacier.

The Kranzberg South-Top (3,666 m) is located south-east of the Kranzberg North-Top.

Debris accumulating on both sides of the mountain forms one of the two important supraglacial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier (see picture on the top right of the article).

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,658 metres.
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