Grünhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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

#5 among attractions in Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Natural attraction, Nature, Top attraction, Mountain

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The Grünhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps. It is located on the ridge between the two largest glaciers of the Alps: the Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to the east. To the south lies the Gross Wannenhorn and, to the north, the Gross Fiescherhorn. ()

Local name: Gross Grünhorn First ascent: 1865Elevation: 13268 ftProminence: 1001 ftCoordinates: 46°31'55"N, 8°4'40"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Finsteraarhorn, Konkordia Hut, Bergli Hut, Mönchsjoch Hut.

2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
60 min walk • Rising majestically above the Swiss Alps, the Finsteraarhorn stands as the highest peak in the Bernese Alps and an emblematic natural wonder of Switzerland. This towering mountain reaches an impressive altitude of 4,274 meters, making it the third highest mountain in...
2.5 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Konkordia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
63 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.
3.6 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Bergli Hut
93 min walk • The Bergli Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern. It lies at a height of 3,299 metres above sea level on a rocky outcrop of the Eismeer, the glacier at the eastern foot of the Eiger and the Mönch.
3.8 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Mönchsjoch Hut
96 min walk • The Mönchsjoch Hut is a mountain hut located in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At an altitude of 3,658 metres is one of the highest huts owned by the Swiss Alpine Club.
1.9 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Finsteraarhorn Hut
48 min walk • The Finsteraarhorn Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,048 metres above sea level at the southern foot of the Finsteraarhorn, the highest peak of the Bernese Alps.
3.5 miE
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
89 min walk • The Finsteraarrothorn is a mountains of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southeastern end of the ridge descending from the Finsteraarhorn, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Studer Glacier.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosses Fiescherhorn
40 min walk • Grosses Fiescherhorn is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and ValaisValais, halfway between the Mönch and the Finsteraarhorn.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteres Fiescherhorn
29 min walk • Hinteres Fiescherhorn is a summit of the Bernese Alps and build together with Grosses and Kleines Fiescherhorn the Fiescherhörner. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais near the border with the canton of Berne.
3.6 miN
Alpine hut, Hiking
Schreckhorn Hut
92 min walk • The Schreckhorn Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern. The hut lies at a height of 2,529 metres above sea level, above the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, at the foot of the Schreckhorn in the Bernese Alps.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trugberg
80 min walk • The Trugberg is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located south of the Mönch in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located above the Konkordiaplatz where the névé of the Jungfraufirn on the west side and the Ewigschneefeld on the east side converge to form the Aletsch Glacier.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grosses Wannenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
72 min walk • The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.