matterhorn

     

The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. On the borer between Switzerland and Italy, it towers over the Swiss village of Zermatt and the Italian village Breuil-Cervinia in the Val Tournanche. The mountain derives its name from the German words Matte, meaning meadow, and Horn, which means peak.

Trivia about matterhorn

  • This peak is featured in the 1959 Disney film "Third Man on the Mountain", where it's called "The Citadel"
  • Zermatt, Switzerland's Alpine Museum has several exhibits devoted to this adjacent peak
  • This high point seen here has long peaked the interest of climbers
  • "The Day the Rope Broke" is a famous book about an 1865 climbing accident on this peak
  • If you're in top physical condition, you can climb this 14,691-foot peak also known as Monte Cervino
  • The abominable snowman resides inside the ride named for this Alpine mountain
  • This Alpine peak rises 14,692 feet on the border of Switzerland's Valais Canton & Italy's Piedmont region
  • It's a famous mountain in the Pennine Alps (& a really cool ride at Disneyland)
  • This attraction at Disneyland is about 1/100th the height of its real Swiss counterpart
  • This pyramid-shaped Alpine peak was first climbed on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper & 6 companions
  • This horn-shaped peak's English name is derived from the name of the nearby town of Zermatt, Switzerland
  • Hop aboard the train and you can get a close-up peek at this peak

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