Why Is the Matterhorn In Switzerland Famous?
The Matterhorn is probably the most well-known peak in the Swiss Alps. Yet this mountain, called Cervin in French and Cervino in Italian, isn’t the highest peak in Switzerland. The Matterhorn is 14,780 feet high, but the Swiss peak called Dufourspitze is 15,203 feet high. In all, five Swiss mountains are higher than the Matterho