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Bernese Alps Groups 

Page Type: Area/Range

Location: Berne - Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, Europe

Lat/Lon: 46.50450°N / 8.03370°E

Elevation: 14022 ft / 4274 m

 

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Created/Edited: Aug 9, 2004 / Nov 24, 2005

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Overview


Bernese Alps are not always described the same way.
We are designating here the high mountains delimited principaly by Aar valley on the north side and Rhône valley on the south side.
The region includes at the east the important groups bordering Uri's Kanton : Dammastock group and Sustenhorn group.
The zone is limited to the west direction with the Löchtberg railway path. Doing so exclude high montain groups at the west : Diablerets, Wildhorn, Wildstrubel Balmhorn and The Goal of this page is mainly to add common and general information related to several summits.

This Range is the most important in the Alps after Mont Blanc group and Pennin Alps. It's surface ist mostly covered by big glaciers.



Maps


Jungfrau region map
Jungfrau region 3d map
Bernese alps: west panorama



Train - bus - cable car


www.junfraubahn.ch
Jungfrau Joch bahn
kandersteg train / bus / cable car
Gelmer funicular

Villages


Jungfrau region

Grindelwald map
Lauterbrunnen map
Mürren map
Wengen map

Kander / Kien / Lötschen regions

Kandersteg map
Kiental map
Griesalp map

high Rhône valley

high Aar valley

Meiringen map 2nd map
Innertkirchen map
Gutannen map
Gadmen map

Camping


http://www.camping-bo.ch/

Jungfrau region

In Lauterbrunnen valley
in Weisse Lütschine valley

Kander / Kien / Lötschen regions

in Kien und Kander valley

high Rhône valley

in Rhône valley

high Aar valley
In Hasli valley
In high Aar valley

Finsteraarhorn group


Finsteraarhorn 4274m
Agassizhorn 3953m
Finsteraar Rothorn 3530m
Studerhorn 3638m
Oberaarhorn 3637m
Galmihorn 3517m
HinterGalmihorn 3486m
Nasse Strahlegg 3482m
Oberaar Rothorn 3463m
Scheuchzerhorn 3462m
Wasenhorn 3447m
Nollen 3404m
Firehorn 3182m
Löffelhorn 3095m

Huts:

Finsteraarhornhütte

Fiescherhorn group


Gross Fiescherhorn 4048m
Gross Grünhorn 4043m
Hinter Fiescherhorn 4025m
klein Grünhorn 3913m
Ochs 3900m
Grünegghorn 3860m
Walcherhorn 3692m

Huts:

Finsteraarhornhütte

Wannenhorn group


Gross Wannenhorn 3905m
Fieschergabelhorn 3876m
Kamm 3866m
Schönbühlhorn 3854m
klein Wannenhorn 3706m
Faulberg 3242m
Strahlhorn 3026m

Huts:

Finsteraarhornhütte
Konkordiahütten
Gletscherstube

Eggishorn group


Eggishorn 2926m
Bettmerhorn 2872m
Riederhorn 2230m

Jungfrau group


Jungfrau 4158m
Mönch 4099m
Gletscherhorn 3983m
Eiger 3970m
Rottalhorn 3969m
Ebnefluh 3962m
Trugberg 3933m
Mittaghorn 3895m
Breithorn 3782m
Grosshorn 3762m
Kranzberg 3738m
Anengrat 3716m
Silberhorn 3695m
Huts:

Anenhütte
Konkordiahütten
Hollandiahütte
Oberaletschhütten
Schmadrihütte

Petersgrat group


Tschingelhorn 3577m
Hockenhorn 3293m
Birghorn 3242m
Lauterbrunner Wetterhorn 3241m
Sackhorn 3212m
Elwertätsch 3208m
Petersgrat 3207m
Klein Hockenhorn 3162m
Mutthorn 3043m


Aletschhorn group


Aletschhorn 4195m
Dreieckhorn 3811m
Schinhorn 3797m
Klein Aletschhorn 3755m
Sattelhorn 3741m
Geisshorn 3740m
Distlighorn 3718m
Rotstock 3701m
Klein Dreieckhorn 3641m
Gross Fusshorn 3626m
Weisshorn 3542m
Zenbachhorn 3386m
Olmenhorn 3314m
Beichgrat 3292m


Huts:

Mittelaletschbiwak
Konkordiahütten
Fusshornbiwak
Gletscherstube
Oberaletschhütten
Hollandiahütte

Blümlisalp group


Blümlisalphorn 3664m
Weisse Frau 3652m
Doldenhorn 3643m
Morgenhorn 3612m
Oeschinenhorn 3486m
Klein Doldenhorn 3475m
Gspaltenhorn 3437m
Fründenhorn 3369m
Wilde Frau 3260m
Doldenstock 3205m
Büttlassen 3192m
Vordere Büttlassen 3050m
Ellstabhorn 2830m

Bietschorn group


Bietschhorn 3934m
Nesthorn 3824m
Breithorn 3785m
Breitlauihorn 3655m
Lonzahörner 3560m
Unterbächhorn 3554m
Jägihorn 3406m
Klein Nesthorn 3330m
Wilerhorn 3307m
Hohgleiten 3278m
Hohstock 3226m
Stockhorn 3211m
Strahlhorn 3200m
Grubhorn 3192m
Schwarzhorn 3151m
Alpjahorn 3143m
Schilthorn 3122m
Sparrhorn 3020m
Krütighorn 3020m

Huts:

Bietschhornhütte
Stockhorn-Biwak
Wiwannihütte
Baltschiederklause

Schreckhorn group


Schreckhorn 4076m
Lauteraarhorn 4042m
Nässihorn 3741m

Wetterhorn group


Mittelhorn 3705m
Wetterhorn 3701m
Rosenhorn 3689m
Bärglistock 3655m
Hangendgletscherhorn3292m
Ränfenhorn 3259m
Wellhorn 3192m
Dossen 3144m
Gstellihorn 2855m
Engelhorn 2782m

Huts:

Engelhornhütte

Ritzlihorn group


Ewigschneehorn 3329m
Hienderstock 3307m
Ritzlihorn 3282m
Bächlistock 3247m
Hiendertellihorn 3179m
Gross Diamantstock 3162m
Brandlammhorn 3108m

Huts:

Gruebenhütte

Sustenhorn group


Sustenhorn 3509m
Hintertierberg 3447m
Gwächtenhorn 3420m
Maasplanggstock 3401m
Chlisustenhorn 3318m
Sustenlimihorn 3316m
Brunnenstock 3211m
Rotstock 3183m
Vordertierberg 2999m
Sustenspitz 2930m
Märenhorn 2923m
Giglistock 2900m
Radlefshorn 2603m

Dammastock group


Dammastock 3630m
Galenstock 3586m
Rhonestock 3580m
Eggstock 3556m
Tiefenstock 3515m
Wysse Nollen 3398m
Diechterhorn 3389m
Tieralplistock 3383m
Gwächtenhorn 3214m
Winterstock 3203m
Gelmerhörner 3139m
Gärstenhörner 3184m and 3184m
Gross Furkahorn 3169m
Stein hüshorn 3121m
Chilchlistock 3114m
Klein Furkahorn 3026m
Tafergrätli 2881m
Schoibhoren 2684m

Red Tape


Parking fees :
In Grindelwald.
In Stechelberg, Lauterbrunnental -Wysse Lütschine valley
In Fafleralp, Lötschental -Lonza valley-

When To Climb


Late June through September, depending on snow conditions and meteo

meteo portal
meteo edicom

meteo webcams

Rock climbing sites


One of the nicest climbing site is in high Aaar valley near Handegg place. Lots of granite there.

Mountain lakes, damper lakes, wasserfalls


Grimsel lakes

External Links

Images

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