What Is A Matterhorn

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.

What is a matterhorn.

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. It stands 14 692 feet 4 478 meters. 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 matterhorn straddles two countries switzerland and italy and has three common names.

The name matterhorn means roughly the peak in the meadows. The matterhorn ˈ m æ t ər h ɔːr n german. Cervin is a mountain of the alps straddling the main watershed and border between switzerland and italy it is a large near symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended monte rosa area of the pennine alps whose summit is 4 478 metres 14 692 ft high making it one of the highest. 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.

The cable car trip from town to the top is a pleasant experience and once at the top the snow covere.