Pollux

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Pollux is a prominent mountain peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy, popular with climbers for its accessible routes and panoramic views.

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Pollux canonical 10

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
accessPoint Klein Matterhorn cable car station ⓘ
climbingPopularity popular with climbers ⓘ
coordinates approximately 45.92°N 7.78°E ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
difficultyRating PD to AD (alpine grade, depending on route) ⓘ
elevation 13425 ft ⓘ
4092 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy J. J. and J. M. Perren ⓘ
J. J. and P. J. Taugwalder ⓘ
J. J. and P. P. Taugwalder ⓘ
linked to: J. Zumstein

J. J. and W. M. Biner ⓘ
firstAscentDate 1864-08-01 ⓘ
glacierOnFlanks Verra Glacier ⓘ
Zwillingsgletscher ⓘ
hasClimbingRouteType normal route ⓘ
hasFeature rock and snow routes ⓘ
hasTwinPeak Castor ⓘ
isInProtectedAreaVicinity near Monte Rosa and Matterhorn alpine tourism zones ⓘ
isOnInternationalBorder true ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Pennine Alps ⓘ
locatedInRegion Aosta Valley ⓘ
Valais ⓘ
locatedOnBorderBetween Italy ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
mapRegion Swisstopo 1:25,000 Zermatt area ⓘ
name Pollux ⓘ
namedAfter Pollux (mythological twin of Castor) ⓘ
linked to: Pollux
near Breithorn massif ⓘ
linked to: Breithorn

Castor ⓘ
Klein Matterhorn ⓘ
normalRouteFrom Ayas Valley ⓘ
Zermatt ⓘ
offers panoramic views ⓘ
parentPeak Dufourspitze ⓘ
partOf Alps ⓘ
photoAttributionCommon often photographed from Klein Matterhorn and Zermatt area ⓘ
prominence 247 m ⓘ
rangeSection Monte Rosa Alps ⓘ
summitType rocky summit ⓘ

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