Weisshorn

[ vahys-hawrn ]

/ ˈvaɪsˌhɔrn /

a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).

Example sentences from the Web for weisshorn

The mass of the Weisshorn is hidden, its summit alone appearing.

Hours of Exercise in the Alps |John Tyndall
The stone avalanches of the Matterhorn and Weisshorn are illustrations in point.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall
It has neither the mass nor the form which would enable it to compete, from a distant point of view, with the Weisshorn.

Hours of Exercise in the Alps |John Tyndall
The crown of the Weisshorn was imbedded in this magnificent light.

Hours of Exercise in the Alps |John Tyndall

This year I have seen the Weisshorn thus dissolved in opalescent air.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall

Weisshorn

/ (ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn) /

a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4505 m (14 781 ft)