DOM (MOUNTAIN)

The 'Dom' (4,545 m) is a mountain in the Mischabelhörner group of the Pennine Alps. It is the highest mountain that is entirely in Switzerland. It lies west of Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais.
The first ascent was by the Rev J. L. Davies with guides Johann Zumtaugwald, Johann Krönig and Hieronymous Brantschen on 11 September 1858.
Although 'Dom' is a German cognate for 'dome', it can also mean 'cathedral' and the mountain is named after Canon Berchtold of Sitten cathedral, the first person to survey the vicinity.Dumler, Helmut and Willi P. Burkhardt, ''The High Mountains of the Alps'', London: Diadem, 1994, p. 73

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★ The Dom on SummitPost

★ Photo of the Mischabelhörner with the Dom

★ Photo of the Mischabelhörner from the Gornergrat