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Breithorn East routes: 1 way to the top
Normal RouteHiking · 6km · 800 m ascent · ~2h 30m · from Klein MatterhornGrade 1
The Normal Route to Breithorn East is a straightforward glacier hike, it is often used as an introduction to alpine climbing, the route starts from the Klein Matterhorn cable car station and follows the glacier to the summit.
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Is it safe to climb Breithorn East today?
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Breithorn East each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 4141m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Breithorn East each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snowfall and lying snow at the summit over the next 7 days.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:49, sunset 18:38
10h 49m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:30 and starts 17:56. From the summit you see the sun 07:38 to 18:49.
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About Breithorn East
Breithorn East is 4,141 m (13,586 ft) high. It is in Swiss Alps, Switzerland. The nearest summits are Breithorn Central (0.2 km), Breithorn Twin (0.3 km) and Breithorn Occidentale / Westgipfel (0.2 km).
How high is Breithorn East?
Breithorn East is 4,141 metres high.
Where is Breithorn East?
Breithorn East is listed in Swiss Alps, Switzerland.
Are there routes for Breithorn East?
Peakify lists 1 route for Breithorn East, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Is it safe to climb Breithorn East today?
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
What weather information is shown for Breithorn East?
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
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