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Weisshorn

American  
[vahys-hawrn] / ˈvaɪsˌhɔrn /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4,512 meters).


Weisshorn British  
/ ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4505 m (14 781 ft)

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It’s not a particularly exciting climb up the firetrack, but the views up towards the Weisshorn and Bishorn are staggering.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2015

Recommended route Balcony trail Facebook Twitter Pinterest Click to see a larger version of the map From the top of the funicular follow the signs to the Hôtel Weisshorn.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2015

The telegraph wire was no more imagined than it was imagined that the Rhine might flow a river of flame or that the Jungfrau or the Weisshorn might go out on a journey.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

Next comes an object, scarcely less grand, conveying, it may be, even a deeper impression of majesty and might than the Matterhorn itself—the Weisshorn, perhaps the most splendid object in the Alps.

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir

I looked over this wondrous scene toward Mont Blanc, the Grand Combin, the Dent Blanche, the Weisshorn, the Dom, and the thousand lesser peaks which seem to join in the celebration of the risen day.

From The Pleasures of Life by Lubbock, John, Sir

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