Aletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Name: Aletschhorn
Address: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, Switzerland

#4 among attractions in Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Natural attraction, Nature, Top attraction, Mountain

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Aletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying at its foot. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1859Elevation: 13760 ftProminence: 3415 ftCoordinates: 46°27'55"N, 7°59'36"E

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Aletschhorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Konkordia Hut, Hollandia Hut, Aletsch Glacier, Olmenhorn.

3.8 miNE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Konkordia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
96 min walk • The Konkordia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais. The hut lies above Konkordiaplatz, the point of convergence of several glaciers in the great Aletsch Glacier system of the Bernese Alps.
1.7 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Hollandia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
44 min walk • The Hollandia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. The hut lies at a height of 3,240 metres above sea level, just above the Lötschenlücke, the glacier pass connecting the Lötschental from the Aletsch Glacier.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Aletsch Glacier
90 min walk • The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km, has about a volume of 15.4 km³, and covers about 81.7 km² in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
2.9 miE
Mountain
Olmenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
75 min walk • The Olmenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geisshorn
45 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ebnefluh
90 min walk • The Ebnefluh, also known as the Äbeni Flue and the Ebenefluh, is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies towards the eastern end of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.
3.7 miNW
Bernese Alps peak with ski tours
Mittaghorn
94 min walk • The Mittaghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.
3.5 miN
Mountain for skiing and ski touring
Gletscherhorn
90 min walk • The Gletscherhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It forms the eastern edge of the Lauterbrunnen Wall, south of the Jungfrau.
2.1 miS
Mountain
Rotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
54 min walk • The Rotstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the Geisshorn.
4 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Kranzberg Mountain, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
102 min walk • The Kranzberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais, close to the border with the canton of Bern.
3.6 miSW
Natural feature
Oberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
93 min walk • The Oberaletsch Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Valais. It had a length of 9 km with an average width of just under 1 km and an area of about 22 km² in 1973.

Aletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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Aletschhorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)