More photos in the vicinity:
Zmutt Valley
Clouds hide the summit of Matterhorn
Monte Rosa and Lyskamm


Rimpfischhorn is the summit on the left. Note the glacier moraines on the right side of the photo. They mark the maximum extension of the ice around 1850 AD. The retreat since then is significant and linked to rising temperatures.
Rimpfischhorn
Date: Sep 24, 2005
Longitude: 7° 40.78'
Latitude: 46° 0.85'

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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA.
This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08