    
Title: The Matterhorn Description: The Matterhorn (German), Cervino (Italian) or Cervin (French), a mountain that is the iconic emblem of the Swiss Alps, with its high summit (14,692 feet; 4,478 metres) lying on the border between Italy and Switzerland; one of the highest peaks in the Alps, its North Face is one of the great North Faces of the Alps and also one of the deadliest peaks, with more than 500 alpine climbers dying on it from 1865 (when it was first conquered) to 1995; to the northeast, the mountain overlooks the Swiss town of Zermatt and to the south, it overlooks the Italian town of Cervinia; seen here is the East face of the Matterhorn; Alpinists; Alps; mountain climbers; mountain ranges; Keywords: mountaineers, mountains, peaks, summits Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 4800 x 2706 (12.99 MPixels) (16:9) Print Size: 40.6 x 22.9 cm; 16.0 x 9.0 inches File Size: 37.18 MB (38,988,274 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000095656 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
