Alphubel
The Alphubel
Elevation	4,206 metres (13,799 feet)
Location	Valais,  Switzerland
Range	Pennine Alps
Coordinates	46°3′50″N, 7°52′0″E
First ascent	9 August 1860 by Leslie Stephen and T. W. Hinchliff and with guides Melchior Anderegg and Peter Perren
Easiest route	Many routes at PD

The Alphubel (4,206 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The Valais (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Pennine Alps (also: Valais Alps) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Sir Leslie Stephen (November 28, 1832 – February 22, 1904) was an English author and critic, the father of two famous daughters, Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. ... Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1827–8 December 1914) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Pennine Alps (also: Valais Alps) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. ...

The first ascent of the mountain was by Leslie Stephen and T. W. Hinchliff with guides Melchior Anderegg and Peter Perren on 9 August 1860, starting at Täsch and via the south-east ridge and the Alphubeljoch. In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Sir Leslie Stephen (November 28, 1832 – February 22, 1904) was an English author and critic, the father of two famous daughters, Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. ... Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1827–8 December 1914) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the german-speaking portion of canton Valais in Switzerland. ...

External links

• The Alphubel on SummitPost