Jungfrau, << YOONG frow, >> an important mountain in the Swiss Alps, rises 13,642 feet (4,158 meters) above sea level. It is located about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Interlaken, a famous resort town in the Bernese Alps. The name Jungfrau is German for maiden.
Jungfrau’s peak was first reached by two Swiss climbers in 1811. The Jungfrau is part of a circular ridge enclosing several glaciers that unite to form the Aletsch Glacier. An electric railway carries people up the mountain as far as the Jungfraujoch, a flat area at an elevation of 11,333 feet (3,454 meters). Passengers may board the railway at Kleine Scheidegg.
