Mar 07 2026
Aletschhorn 🏔️ Overview The Aletschhorn is a heavily glaciated mountain rising to 4,193 meters (13,757 feet) in the Swiss Alps. It is the second-highest summit in the Bernese Alps, surpassed only by the nearby Finsteraarhorn. Unlike many of the range’s major summits, which stand on or near the boundary between the cantons of Bern and …
Mar 06 2026
Dents du Midi 🏔️ Overview The Dents du Midi are a dramatic chain of seven limestone summits rising above the Rhône Valley and Val d’Illiez in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Their name translates as the “Teeth of the South,” an appropriate description of the jagged skyline formed by the massif’s closely spaced peaks. Located …
Mar 03 2026
The Alps are one of the world’s most famous mountain systems, forming a great arc across central and southern Europe. Their snow-covered summits, deep glacial valleys, flower-filled meadows, turquoise lakes, and historic villages have shaped the geography and culture of the continent for thousands of years. Extending approximately 1,200 kilometers across eight countries, the Alps …
Mar 01 2026
Klein Grünhorn 🏔️ Overview Klein Grünhorn is a high, glaciated summit in the Alps of southern Switzerland. Rising to approximately 3,912 meters (12,835 feet), it stands immediately north of the much larger Grünhorn, also known as Grosses Grünhorn. Although Klein Grünhorn comes close to the symbolic 4,000-meter mark, its relatively low prominence means that it …
Feb 28 2026
Grosses Wannenhorn 🏔️ Overview Grosses Wannenhorn is a heavily glaciated mountain rising to 3,906 meters (12,815 feet) in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. Located entirely within the canton of Valais, the mountain stands between two of the Alps’ most important ice streams: the Great Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to …
Feb 27 2026
Fiescher Gabelhorn 🏔️ Overview Fiescher Gabelhorn is a 3,876-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southwestern Switzerland. Rising above the vast ice fields surrounding Konkordiaplatz, the peak forms the northwestern end of the Walliser Fiescherhörner, a rugged chain separating the Aletsch Glacier from the Fiescher Glacier. Although it stands only 124 meters below the 4,000-meter …
Feb 26 2026
Kleines Fiescherhorn | Ochs 🏔️ Overview Kleines Fiescherhorn is a 3,895-meter (12,779-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Also known as Ochs, meaning “ox” in German, the peak stands on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. The mountain forms part of the Fiescherhörner, a compact group that also includes the 4,049-meter …
Feb 25 2026
Schinhorn 🏔️ Overview Schinhorn is a remote, glacier-covered mountain in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. Rising to 3,796 meters (12,454 feet), it stands west of the much higher Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. The mountain occupies a rugged position between the upper Lötschental to the north and the Oberaletsch Valley to the south. …
Feb 24 2026
Schönbühlhorn (Schoenenbuelhorn) 🏔️ Overview Schönbühlhorn is a 3,854-meter (12,644-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of southwestern Switzerland. Rising above the glaciated interior of the canton of Valais, it forms part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner, a compact group of high peaks between the Great Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier. The mountain stands between the Fiescher …
Feb 23 2026
Breithorn 🏔️ Overview Breithorn (Blatten) is a 3,785-meter mountain in the Swiss Alps, rising above the Lötschental in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Bernese Alps and is commonly called the Lötschentaler Breithorn to distinguish it from several other Alpine mountains with the same name. The mountain occupies a striking position between the …
