Unterbächhorn, Lötschental

Name: Unterbächhorn
Address: Lötschental, Switzerland

#12 among attractions in Lötschental

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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The Unterbächhorn is the highest summit overlooking Belalp in the canton of Valais. It is located in the Bernese Alps, south of the Nesthorn, on a ridge consisting of several higher but unnamed summits. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 11660 ftCoordinates: 46°24'22"N, 7°56'18"E

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Lötschental Switzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Bietschhorn, Geisshorn, Sparrhorn, Hohstock.

4.3 miW
, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bietschhorn, Lötschental
110 min walk • The Bietschhorn is a mountain in canton Wallis to the south of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. The northeast and southern slopes of the mountain are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the Jungfrau and the Aletsch Glacier.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geisshorn
102 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
2.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sparrhorn
56 min walk • The Sparrhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the canton of Valais. It lies at the eastern end of the range located south of the Oberaletsch Glacier, west of the Aletsch Glacier. From Belalp a trail leads to its summit.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohstock
32 min walk • The Hohstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range east of the Unterbächhorn, between the valley of the Oberaletsch Glacier and the cirque of Belalp.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Stausee Gibidum
96 min walk • Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m.
2.4 miW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Baltschieder Hut
63 min walk • The Baltschieder Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Baltschieder in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 2,783 metres above sea level, at the end of the Baltschiedertal near the Bietschhorn.
3.6 miNE
Mountain
Rotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
93 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.
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nesthorn
21 min walk • The Nesthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais north of Brig. The mountain lies between the Oberaletsch Glacier on the north and east side and the Gredetschtal on the south side.
1.3 miNE
Natural feature
Oberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
33 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.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breithorn
59 min walk • The Breithorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Bietschhorn and the Schinhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental from the main Rhone valley.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schinhorn
81 min walk • The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental and Oberaletsch.