Furgghorn
{{Short description|Mountain between Switzerland and Italy}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Furgghorn
| other_name = Tête du Breuil, Cima del Breuil
| photo = Furgghorn - Testa Grigia.jpg
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| elevation_m = 3451
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| prominence_m = 100
| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located west of the summit at 3,351 metres.
| parent_peak = Furgggrat (3,492 m)
| map = Alps
| map_caption = Location in the Alps
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| label_position = right
| location = Valais, Switzerland
Aosta Valley, Italy
| range = Pennine Alps
| coordinates = {{coord|45|57|15|N|07|41|59|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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The Furgghorn (German; French: Tête du Breuil;Only official toponym for the municipality of Valtournenche, on the Italian side of the mountain - cf. [https://mappe.regione.vda.it/pub/geosentieri/?lingua=fr Géonavigateur RaVdA]. Italian: Cima del Breuil) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the boundary between the canton of Valais (Switzerland) and Aosta Valley (northern Italy). It lies on the range south-east of the Matterhorn, near the Theodul Pass. The closest locality is Breuil-Cervinia on the Italian side. The closest locality on the Swiss side is Zermatt.
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External links
- [http://www.hikr.org/dir/Furgghorn_1831/ Furgghorn on Hikr]
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Alpine three-thousanders
Category:Mountains of Aosta Valley
Category:Italy–Switzerland border
Category:International mountains of Europe
Category:Mountains of Switzerland
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