The
Matterhorn is one of the world's iconic Mountains.
Situated
on the border between Switzerland and Italy,
it towers over the Swiss
town of Zermatt
and
the Italian town of Breuil-Cervinia in Val Tournanche.
The Matterhorn has a unique and
well-known shape
with its four faces facing the four compass points
and
the north and south faces meeting
to form a short east-west summit
ridge.
The normal route of ascent is by the Hörnli ridge.
The
name derives from the
German words 'matt',
meaning valley or meadow,
and 'horn', which means
'peak'.
The
Italian name is Monte Cervino
and the French name is Mont Cervin / Le
Cervin.
