Coordinates: 46°08′06.3″N 7°52′49″E / 46.135083°N 7.88028°E / 46.135083; 7.88028

Balfrin

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Balfrin
File:Balfrin.jpg
The north side
Highest point
Elevation3,796 m (12,454 ft)
Prominence243 m (797 ft)[1]
Parent peakDom
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Geography
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LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangePennine Alps

The Balfrin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located north of the Dom in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Mischabel massif, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal.

The northern side of the Balfrin is covered by a glacier named Balfringletscher. On the south side is the larger Ried Glacier.

File:Gsponbalfrin.JPG

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Riedpass (3,553 m).
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