What Is A Matterhorn

Matterhorn one of the best known mountains in the alps straddling the frontier between switzerland and italy 6 miles 10 km southwest of the village of zermatt switzerland.

What is a matterhorn.

Cervin is a mountain of the alps straddling the main watershed and border between switzerland and italy it is a large near symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended monte rosa area of the pennine alps whose summit is 4 478 metres 14 692 ft high making it one of the highest. The cable car trip from town to the top is a pleasant experience and once at the top the snow covere. If you are in the zermatt area a visit to the matterhorn peak and glacier paradise is a must. The german name matterhorn derives from the words for meadow and peak the italian name cervino and french cervin likely originated with the latin word for forest silva though some believe it comes from the italian and french words for deer.

Matterhorn definition a mountain on the border of switzerland and italy in the pennine alps. The name matterhorn means roughly the peak in the meadows. The matterhorn ˈ m æ t ər h ɔːr n german. The matterhorn is a pyramidal shaped colossus standing at a skyline dominating elevation of 4478 metres 14 690 feet tall which makes it the sixth highest mountain.

The matterhorn straddles two countries switzerland and italy and has three common names.