Lagginhorn
| Lagginhorn | |
|---|---|
July 2022 photograph of the west face of the Lagginhorn with the Weissmies Hut in the foreground showing typical summer conditions. The "West Ridge" normal route is visible on the left. The Laggin Glacier is no longer extant. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,010 m (13,160 ft) |
| Prominence | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
| Parent peak | Weissmies |
| Isolation | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
| Coordinates | 46°9′26″N 8°0′11″E / 46.15722°N 8.00306°E |
| Geography | |
Lagginhorn Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Valais, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Pennine Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 26 August 1856 by E. L. Ames, Franz Andenmatten and Johann Josef Imseng, together with three Englishmen and three guides |
| Easiest route | West ridge (PD) |
The Lagginhorn (4,010 m), also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the second-lowest four-thousander (number 58 of 60) in Switzerland. A rocky, mostly unglaciated summit, it is one of the few Alpine 4000m mountains accessible without any necessary glacier crossings and therefore can be climbed solo with appropriate experience.
The first ascent was by Edward Levi Ames and three other Englishmen, together with local Saas Grund clergyman Johann Josef Imseng, Franz Andenmatten (landlord of the Monte Rosa Hotel) and three other guides on 26 August 1856.