Steghorn, Alpine summit in Bernese Alps, Switzerland

The Steghorn is a 3,147 m mountain in the Bernese Alps, on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais, between the Engstligenalp and the Gemmi Pass. It belongs to the Wildstrubel massif. Its summit rises above the Steghorn glacier, and the Leiterli rocks lie on the easiest approach from the Lämmeren hut.

The sources record no founding event or first ascent for the Steghorn; its documented history is one of routes rather than dates. It belongs to the Wildstrubel massif and lies on the Bern–Valais border between the Engstligenalp and the Gemmi Pass. Ascents are described from the Lämmeren hut via the Steghorn glacier or the Leiterli rocks, and from the Engstligenalp along the ridge toward the Wildstrubel.

The Steghorn lies on the cantonal border, so ascents start either from the Lämmeren hut in Valais or from the Engstligenalp in the Bernese Oberland. The name appears in German-language Alpine literature, and the peak belongs to the Wildstrubel massif, which shapes how locals group the surrounding summits.

Two main routes lead to the summit: one from Lämmeren hut via Steghorn glacier and another from Engstligenalp along the Wildstrubel ridge. Both paths require mountain climbing experience and are best tackled during warmer months.

The Steghorn is the highest point of the ridge that links it to the Wildstrubel, and that connecting ridge is itself the route: from the Engstligenalp side the ascent follows the crest between the two summits. The mountain lies on the Bern–Valais cantonal border, between the Engstligenalp and the Gemmi Pass.