Breithorn

#839 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Breithorn, is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental. It lies approximately halfway between the Tschingelhorn and the Grosshorn. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 12402 ftProminence: 1453 ftCoordinates: 46°28'43"N, 7°52'38"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Hollandia Hut, Schwarzsee, Bütlasse, Tschingelhorn.

4 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Hollandia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
101 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.
3.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Lake
Schwarzsee, Lötschental
98 min walk • Schwarzsee is a lake at Blatten in the Lötschental valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bütlasse
99 min walk • The Bütlasse is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of the Gspaltenhorn in the canton of Bern. The Vorderi Bütlasse is a minor summit situated north of the Bütlasse. The closest localities are Griesalp and Gimmelwald.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tschingelhorn
36 min walk • The Tschingelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The summit of the Klein Tschingelhorn on the west is the tripoint between the valleys of Kandertal, Lauterbrunnental and Lötschental. The main summit lies between the Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ebnefluh
106 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 miNE
Bernese Alps peak with ski tours
Mittaghorn
76 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.
3.3 miNW
Mountain in the Bernese Alps
Gspaltenhorn
84 min walk • The Gspaltenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between the valleys of Kiental and Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern.
1.7 miE
Sizable peak with climbing access
Grosshorn
43 min walk • The Grosshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tschingelspitz
74 min walk • The Tschingelspitz is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Mürren in the Bernese Oberland. It lies east of the higher Gspaltenhorn.
2.3 miW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Mutthorn Hut
59 min walk • The Mutthorn Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located between Kandersteg and Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. It lies at a height of 2,900 metres above sea level, above the watershed between the Kander Glacier and the Tschingel Glacier, at the foot of the Mutthorn.
4.1 miE
Mountain pass
Lötschenlücke, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
105 min walk • The Lötschenlücke is a high mountain pass of the Bernese Alps, connecting the Lötschental to the valley of the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.