Tschingel Pass, Lötschental

Name: Tschingel Pass
Address: Lötschental, Switzerland

#17 among attractions in Lötschental

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain pass

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The Tschingel Pass is a high mountain pass of the Bernese Alps, connecting Kandersteg with Stechelberg in the Bernese Oberland. It is the lowest pass between the upper Kandertal and the valley of Lauterbrunnen. The pass is glaciated and separated the Kander Glacier from the Tschingel Glacier. It lies between the Blüemlisalp and the Tschingelhorn and is overlooked by the Mutthorn. ()

Local name: Tschingelpass Maximum elevation: 9144 ftCoordinates: 46°29'30"N, 7°48'58"E

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Lötschental Switzerland

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Tschingel Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mutthorn Hut, Kander Neve, Tschingel Glacier, Mutthorn.

0.8 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Mutthorn Hut
20 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.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kander Neve
33 min walk • The Kander Neve is a 6.6 km long glacier of the Bernese Alps, situated south of Kandersteg in the canton of Berne. The glacier lies at the upper end of the Gasterental, at the foot of the Blüemlisalp and the Tschingelhorn.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tschingel Glacier
25 min walk • The Tschingel Glacier is a 3 km long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.19 km².
~1680 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mutthorn
9 min walk • The Mutthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Kander Glacier in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of Kandersteg and Lauterbrunnen. The Mutthornhütte is located south of summit at 2,900 metres. It is owned by the Swiss Alpine Club.