The Lauteraarhorn is a peak (4,042 m) of the Aarmassif

Aarmassif

The Aarmassif or Aaremassif is a geologic massif in the Swiss Alps. It contains a number of large mountain chains and parts of mountain chains.-Geography:...

 in the Bernese

Bernese Alps

The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Lucerne, Obwalden, Fribourg and...

 Alps

Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. It lies close to the Schreckhorn

Schreckhorn

The Schreckhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Berne. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe....

 (to the north) and the Finsteraarhorn

Finsteraarhorn

The Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps and the highest mountain in the canton of Berne. It is also the highest summit in the Alps lying outside the main chain, or watershed. The Finsteraarhorn is the ninth highest and third most prominent peak in the Alps...

 (to the south). At the foot of the Lauteraarhorn lie the Lauteraar and the Finsteraar Glaciers, tributaries of the Unteraar Glacier

Unteraar Glacier

The Unteraar Glacier is the larger of the two sources of the Aar river in the Bernese Alps. It emerges from the association of the Finsteraar Glacier and the Lauteraar Glacier and flows for about to the east down to the Grimselsee near the Grimsel Pass...

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The first ascent was on 8 August 1842 by Pierre Jean Édouard Desor

Pierre Jean Édouard Desor

Pierre Jean Édouard Desor was a Swiss geologist. He associated in his early years with Louis Agassiz, studying palaeontology and glacial phenomena, and together with James David Forbes ascended the Jungfrau in 1841...

, Christian Girard, Arnold Escher von der Linth

Arnold Escher von der Linth

Arnold Escher von der Linth was a Swiss geologist, the son of Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth ....

with the guides Melchior Bannholzer and Jakob Leuthold.

External links

• The Lauteraarhorn on SummitPost