Matterhorn

The Matterhorn (in German; Italian: Cervino, French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is ranked, by height, 12th mountain in the European Alps.^[3] Its height is 4,478 metres.^[4]

Matterhorn
East and north faces of the Matterhorn
Highest point
Elevation	4,478 m (14,692 ft)
Prominence	1042 m ↓ Col Durand[note 1]
Parent peak	Weisshorn
Isolation	13.8 km → Liskamm-West Top[note 2]
Listing	Alpine four-thousanders Great north faces of the Alps
Coordinates	45°58′35.0″N 7°39′31.0″E / 45.976389°N 7.658611°E / 45.976389; 7.658611[1]
Naming
Native name	German: Matterhorn, Italian: Cervino, French: Le Cervin Error {{native name checker}}: list markup expected for multiple names (help)
English translation	Peak of the Meadows[2]
Geography
Matterhorn Location in the Alps
Location	Aosta Valley, Italy Valais, Switzerland
Parent range	Pennine Alps
Topo map	swisstopo 1347 Matterhorn
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper Charles Hudson Francis Douglas Douglas Robert Hadow Michel Croz Peter Taugwalder (father) Peter Taugwalder (son)
Easiest route	Hörnli ridge (AD, rock/mixed climb)

The mountain is on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it towers over the Swiss village of Zermatt and the Italian village Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche. The name of the mountain comes from the German words Matte, meaning valley or meadow, and Horn, which means peak.^[5]