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Encyclopedia > Brienzer Rothorn
Brienzer Rothorn
Elevation: 2,351 metres (7,713 feet)
Coordinates: 46°47′18″N, 8°02′53″E
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Range: Bernese Alps
Prominence: 1339 m
First ascent: ???
Easiest route: hike

The Brienzer Rothorn is a Swiss mountain on the border between the cantons of Lucerne and Berne. The summit can be reached from Brienz by the Brienz Rothorn Bahn; from Sörenberg by a cable car. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Bernese Alps (German: Berner Alpen) is a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... 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. ... Mountaineering is the sport or hobby or profession of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Bern (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) has a population of about 947,000. ... Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken (district) of the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. ... The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain. ...

  • A 360 degree 'virtual reality' panorama from the Brienzer Rothorn Restaurant

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Brienzer Rothorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (82 words)
The Brienzer Rothorn is a Swiss mountain on the border between the cantons of Lucerne and Berne.
The summit can be reached from Brienz by the Brienz Rothorn Bahn; from Sörenberg by a cable car.
A 360 degree 'virtual reality' panorama from the Brienzer Rothorn Restaurant
Wikipedia: Canton of Lucerne (253 words)
The lands of the canton lie on the northern foothills of the Swiss Alps.
The highest elevation of the canton of Lucerne is at the Brienzer Rothorn at 2,350m.
The area of the canton is 1,493 km².
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