Gendarm (Breithorn)

Mountain in Switzerland
Gendarm is located in Alps
Gendarm
Gendarm
Location in the Alps
Highest pointElevation4,106 m (13,471 ft)Prominence36 m (118 ft)[1]Parent peakEastern BreithornCoordinates
  • östlicher Breithornzwilling (German)
  • Quota (Italian)
GeographyCountriesSwitzerland and ItalyCanton/RegionValais and Aosta ValleyParent rangePennine Alps

The Gendarm (German and French (gendarme) for police officer, Italian: Quota), but also known as eastern Breithorn Twin (German: östlicher Breithornzwilling) is a peak of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, between the canton of Valais and the region of Aosta Valley. It is part of the Breithorn range, located east of the Theodul Pass. It is located just east of its other twin, the western Breithorn Twin, and west of the Roccia Nera.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located west of the summit at 4,070 metres.
  • Breithornzwillinge on Hikr


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