Blatten Breithorn Lauterbrunnen Breithorn is one of several mountains called “Breithorn,” and stands on the border of Bern and Valais, directly north of the Blatten Breithorn, which is just across the border in Switzerland’s Valais Canton. It is east of Tschingelhorn and west of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared …
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May 24 2021
Blatten Breithorn
Blatten Breithorn Blatten Breithorn is one of several mountains called “Breithorn,” and stands directly south of the Lauterbrunnen Breithorn, which is in Bern Canton. Blatten Breithorn is on the Valais side. It is west of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Its parent …
May 23 2021
Schinhorn
Schinhorn Schinhorn lies between the Lötschental and Oberaletsch valleys in the Bernese Alps, west of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. It is directly southwest of Sattelhorn and its parent peak is the Aletschhorn. The mountain is located in the canton of Valais, …
May 20 2021
Dreieckhorn
Dreieckhorn Dreieckhorn overlooks the snowy and icy Swiss Konkordiaplatz valley, also known as Concordia Place. Standing west of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, it serves as one of the many picturesque peaks in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps. The parent peak of Dreieckhorn is Aletschhorn. The main Aletsch Glacier stems from Konkordiaplatz, and the …
May 19 2021
Nesthorn
Nesthorn The Nesthorn is a Swiss mountain in the idyllic Bernese Alps. It stands between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Gredetschtal, southeast of the Lonzahörner and northwest of the Unterbächhorn mountains. The mountain is located in the Swiss canton of Valais, northwest of the ski village of Belalp, and north of the historic town of …
May 18 2021
Schönbühlhorn
Schönbühlhorn (Schoenenbuelhorn) The Schönbühlhorn stands next to Gross Wannenhorn, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Schönbühlhorn is in the mountain range that lies south of the Grünhornlücke mountain pass that connects the Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier. It is one of many majestic mountains located …
May 17 2021
Fiescher Gabelhorn
Fiescher Gabelhorn Fiescher Gabelhorn stands over the Konkordiaplatz, which is an area of snow and ice. It is northwest of the Gross Wannenhorn, which is its parent peak, in the Bernese Alps. It is east of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. The …
May 16 2021
Mittaghorn
Mittaghorn (Tachaigne) The Mittaghorn sits in the center of the Lauterbrunnen Wall, a mountain wall in the Bernese Alps. It is south of Jungfrau, east of Breithorn, and west of the Aletsch Glacier in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. Its parent peak is the Gletscherhorn. This …
May 15 2021
Kleines Fiescherhorn
Kleines Fiescherhorn Kleines Fiescherhorn is one of several pointed peaks in the picturesque Bernese Alps. In German, Kleines Fiescherhorn translates to “Small Horn of Fiesch.” The Kleines Fiescherhorn, along with the Grosses and Hinteres Fiescherhorn, form the Fiescherhörner mountain massif. It sits west of Agassizhorn and east of Trugberg. The mountain sits on the border …
May 13 2021
Gross Wannenhorn
Gross Wannenhorn Grosses Wannenhorn is a rocky peak that sits directly southeast of Fiescher Gabelhorn, east of the Aletsch Glacier, and west of the Fiescher Glacier in the Bernese Alps, which flows to the south of the Bernese Alps. Its parent peak is the Finsteraarhorn. The mountain is located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, …