Entdeckungsfels, Mountain summit in Valais, Switzerland

Entdeckungsfels is a mountain summit in Valais reaching 4,178 meters (13,707 feet) above sea level. The peak sits within a complex alpine landscape featuring rocky terrain and connections to surrounding ridges.

The name Entdeckungsfelsen, or Roccia della Scoperta, was given after a party from Gressoney-Saint-Jean reached the summit in 1778 while searching for the so-called lost valley. Among them were Valentin and Joseph Beck, Joseph Zumstein, Nicolas Vincent, Sebastian Linty, Étienne Lisco and François Castel. The summit lies on the Italian-Swiss border between the Lys pass and the Eastern Lyskamm, and is climbed by its east ridge on the way to the Lyskamm.

The name Entdeckungsfels, "rock of discovery", was given by the Gressoney-Saint-Jean climbers Valentin and Joseph Beck, Joseph Zumstein, Nicolas Vincent, Sebastian Linty, Étienne Lisco and François Castel, who reached the summit in 1778 while searching for the so-called lost valley.

The summit is reached by the eastern ridge of the Lyskamm Orientale, on the Italian-Swiss border between the Lysjoch and the Lyskamm. The route stays on high glacier terrain, so rope up and carry gear for snow and rock. The peak lies west of the Lysjoch, between the Liskamm and the Ludwigshöhe.

The name Entdeckungsfelsen, "discovery rock", was given by the Gressoney-Saint-Jean climbers Valentin and Joseph Beck, Joseph Zumstein, Nicolas Vincent, Sebastian Linty, Étienne Lisco and François Castel, who reached the summit in 1778 while searching for the so-called lost valley.