Jegihorn, Alpine summit in Valais, Switzerland

Jägihorn is an Alpine peak in the Valais region that rises 3,206 meters and offers several climbing routes across steep rock faces. The mountain provides different difficulty levels, allowing climbers of varying experience to choose routes that match their skills and equipment.

The south flank holds several multi-pitch routes of difficulty III to IV, among them the Vavre-Henchoz route opened in 1948 by Betty Favre, Ernest Favre and Louis Maurice Henchoz. In 2000 a via ferrata was built on the mountain, counted among the highest in the Alps; its first section runs in the flank of the adjoining Jegigrat, and a steel bridge over the last gap to the summit was rebuilt in 2016.

The mountain's name appears as both Jegihorn and Jägihorn. Since 2000 the Panoramaklettersteig has drawn climbers to the south flank, where the Vavre-Henchoz route was opened in 1948 by Betty Favre, Ernest Favre and Louis Maurice Henchoz. The steel bridge over the last gap was rebuilt in 2016.

Access points are the Weissmieshütte at 2,726 m, the Kreuzboden middle station at 2,397 m of the Saas-Grund–Hohsaas cable car, or the Hohsaas top station with a descent toward the Weissmieshütte. From the Weissmieshütte the normal route, mostly marked and doable for experienced hikers, takes about two hours. The via ferrata built in 2000 is among the highest in the Alps; its first section lies on the flank of the Jegigrat, and a steel bridge rebuilt in 2016 crosses the last gap to the summit.

The via ferrata, built in 2000, is among the highest in the Alps. Its first section runs not on the Jegihorn itself but on the flank of the adjoining Jegigrat; a rope bridge rebuilt in 2016 crosses the last gap to the summit, and an easier variant passes through the gap.