What Is A Matterhorn

If you are in the zermatt area a visit to the matterhorn peak and glacier paradise is a must.

What is a matterhorn.

The german name matterhorn derives from the words for meadow and peak the italian name cervino and french cervin likely originated with the latin word for forest silva though some believe it comes from the italian and french words for deer. The cable car trip from town to the top is a pleasant experience and once at the top the snow covere. It stands 14 692 feet 4 478 meters. 14 780 feet 4 505 meters.

Matterhorn definition a mountain on the border of switzerland and italy in the pennine alps. The matterhorn straddles two countries switzerland and italy and has three common names. The matterhorn is a pyramidal shaped colossus standing at a skyline dominating elevation of 4478 metres 14 690 feet tall which makes it the sixth highest mountain. Matterhorn one of the best known mountains in the alps straddling the frontier between switzerland and italy 6 miles 10 km southwest of the village of zermatt switzerland.

Matterhorn elevation location matterhorn mountain is situated in the pennine alps on the border between switzerland and italy is one of the most famous and distinctive of all alpine peaks.