A Photo Gallery of the Matterhorn ( 4484 metres )

in the Zermatt ( Valais ) region

of the Swiss Alps

The Matterhorn ( The name derives from the German words 'matt', meaning valley or meadow, and 'horn', which means 'peak'. The Italian name is Monte Cervino and the French name is Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is probably the most famous mountain in the European Alps. Situated on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it towers over the Swiss town of Zermatt and the Italian town of Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche.

The Matterhorn has a unique and well-known shape with its four faces facing the four compass points and the north and south faces meeting to form a short east-west summit ridge. The normal route of ascent is the Hörnli ridge on the northeast.

Index of Photographs

• The Matterhorn ( Thumbnail Gallery )
• The Matterhorn (b)
• The Matterhorn (c)
• The Matterhorn (d)
• The Matterhorn (e)
• The Matterhorn (f)
• The Matterhorn (g)
• The Matterhorn North Face

 

• The Matterhorn and Dent d'Herens
• The Matterhorn from Dent D'Herens
• The Matterhorn from Dent D'Herens (b)
• The Matterhorn from the Dom
• The Matterhorn from the Dom (b)
• The Matterhorn from Weisshorn

 

• Matterhorn Sunrise
• Hornli Ridge on the Matterhorn
• Matterhorn ascent routes (a)
• Matterhorn ascent routes (b)

 

• Breithorn and Little Matterhorn from the Matterhorn
• Monte Rosa from the Matterhorn
• Il Cervino ( Matterhorn ) from Breuil-Cervinia
• Il Cervino ( Matterhorn)
• Dent d'Herens and Il Cervino

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