Mar 27 2026
Dreieckhorn Rising above the immense ice fields surrounding Konkordiaplatz, Dreieckhorn is a 3,811-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. Its steep ridges, glaciated approaches, and position beside the Great Aletsch Glacier make it one of the more distinctive high summits in the central Aletsch region. Dreieckhorn is overshadowed in height by its parent …
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 …
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 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. …
Jul 30 2023
Breithorn Breithorn is a prominent 3,780-meter (12,402-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising high above the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley, it forms part of the rugged alpine divide between the cantons of Bern and Valais and separates the Lauterbrunnental on its northern side from the Lötschental to the south. The mountain is often called …
