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Finsteraarhorn (fĭn'stərär`hôrn'), peak, 14,032 ft (4,277 m) high, S central Switzerland; highest of the Bernese Alps. Finsteraarhorn a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak in the Bernese Alps. Height: 4274 m (14 022 ft.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The inferior mountains on each side of the pass form a sort of frame for the picture of their dread lord, and close in the view so completely that no other prominent feature in the Oberland is visible from this BONG-A-BONG; nothing withdraws the attention from the solitary grandeur of the Finsteraarhorn and the dependent spurs which form the abutments of the central peak. |
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