Finsteraarhorn

[ fin-ster-ahr-hawrn ]

/ ˌfɪn stərˈɑr hɔrn /

a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak of the Bernese Alps, 14,026 feet (4275 meters).

Example sentences from the Web for finsteraarhorn

Adjacent to us rose the mighty mass of the Finsteraarhorn, the monarch of the Oberland.

The Glaciers of the Alps |John Tyndall
But Finsteraarhorn is perhaps from the river Aar, not from Aar, eagle.

The Romance of Words (4th ed.) |Ernest Weekley
The exception was the Finsteraarhorn, the highest of the Oberland mountains, after which comes the Aletschhorn.

Hours of Exercise in the Alps |John Tyndall
He was called, and I asked him whether he would accompany me alone to the top of the Finsteraarhorn.

The Glaciers of the Alps |John Tyndall

The Finsteraarhorn sends down a number of cliffy buttresses, separated from each other by wide couloirs filled with ice and snow.

The Glaciers of the Alps |John Tyndall

Finsteraarhorn

/ (German ˌfɪnstərˈaːrhɔrn) /

a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak in the Bernese Alps. Height: 4274 m (14 022 ft)