How tall is the Matterhorn, Switzerland's iconic peak?

4478 m → rower · cave.

The Matterhorn (Monte Cervino) rises to 4478 metres on the Swiss–Italian border above Zermatt, its near-perfect pyramid one of the most recognisable mountains on Earth — and the shape said to have inspired the Toblerone bar. Its first ascent, by Edward Whymper's party in 1865, ended in tragedy when four climbers fell to their deaths on the descent. Peg 44 · 78 → rower · cave: a rower paddling out of a cave.

Go deeper:

• Matterhorn — Wikipedia — the 4478 m peak and Whymper's fatal 1865 first ascent.