Täschhorn

Täschhorn
West face of the Täschhorn
Highest point
Elevation4,491 m (14,734 ft)
Prominence213 m Domjoch
Parent peakDom
Isolation1.2 km Dom
Coordinates46°05′01″N 7°51′26″E / 46.08361°N 7.85722°E / 46.08361; 7.85722
Geography
Täschhorn
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps
Climbing
First ascent30 July 1862 by the Rev. John Llewelyn-Davies and Rev. J. W. Hayward with Stefan and Johann Zumtaugwald and Peter-Josef Summermatter
Easiest routeSSE ridge at AD

The Täschhorn (4,491 metres (14,734 ft)) is a mountain in the Pennine range of the Alps in Switzerland. There are no easy mountaineering routes to its summit, and it is regarded as being among the top ten 4,000-metre mountains in the Alps for difficulty, and "one of the highest, finest and least accessible 4000m mountains". It lies immediately north of the Alphubel, and south of the Dom within the Mischabel range, and is very similar in shape to the Dom when seen from the upper Zermatt valley.:118