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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 stone avalanches of the Matterhorn and Weisshorn are illustrations in point.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

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

And there was that other dawn which I saw, from the icy ridge of the Petersgrat, turning the snow-clad summits of the Matterhorn, the Weisshorn, and Mont Blanc to a magic realm of rose-tinted battlements.

From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)