Kranzberg (mountain)
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Kranzberg | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,741 m (12,274 ft) |
Prominence | 83 m (272 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Jungfrau |
Coordinates | 46°31′19.5″N 7°58′52″E / 46.522083°N 7.98111°E |
Geography | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Parent range | Bernese 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 form one of the two important supraglacial moraines of the Aletsch Glacier (see picture on the top right of the article).
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