Dirruhorn (4,035 m a.s.l.)

The rocky Dirruhorn is the last summit of the Nadelgrat Ridge, lying to the north-west of the Mischabel range. It forms the isolated end point of the ridge and, unlike the other four summits of the Nadelgrat ridge, is seldom climbed – one reason, among others, being that the corn snow has melted away in recent years and there is a danger of falling rocks.

Origin of the name
The name originates from the Valais dialect: “dirr” meaning “dürr or trocken = dry”. The name was probably derived from “Dirrufad” (= dürrer Pfad = dry path), a very dry, south-facing mountain meadow below the Dirrugrat ridge, leading to the ridge, glacier and summit.

Height	4,2035 m a.s.l.
First climbed	07th September 1879
First climbed by	Albert-Frederick Mummery, William Penhall, Alexander Burgener, Ferdinand Imseng