Wetterhorn, Grindelwald

Name: Wetterhorn
Address: Grindelwald, Switzerland

#5 among attractions in Grindelwald

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Wetterhorn is a peak in the Swiss Alps towering above the village of Grindelwald. Formerly known as Hasle Jungfrau, it is one of three summits on a mountain named the "Wetterhörner", the highest of which is the Mittelhorn and the lowest and most distant the Rosenhorn. The latter peaks are mostly hidden from view from Grindelwald. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1844Elevation: 12113 ftProminence: 663 ftCoordinates: 46°38'20"N, 8°6'53"E

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

Nearby attractions include: First, Schreckhorn, Schwarzhorn, Mettenberg.

3.2 miNW
Summit with cable cars and dramatic views
First, Grindelwald
83 min walk • First is a mountain location and minor summit on the slopes of the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Oberland. It is mostly known as a cable car station above Grindelwald and as a popular hiking area with the Bachalpsee in proximity.
3.4 miS
Prominent mountain with a base hut
Schreckhorn
87 min walk • The Schreckhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Berne. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.
3.8 miNW
Mountain with hiking and panoramic views
Schwarzhorn
96 min walk • The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass.
2.7 miSW
Prominent peak in the Bernese Alps
Mettenberg
69 min walk • The Mettenberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rosenhorn
30 min walk • The Rosenhorn is a peak in the Bernese Alps in the Bernese Oberland. It is lowest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif, and most distant from the alpine village of Grindelwald to the southwest.
0.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mittelhorn
14 min walk • The Mittelhorn is a peak in the Swiss Alps close to the village of Grindelwald. It is the highest of the three composing the Wetterhorner massif.
1.3 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Gleckstein Hut
33 min walk • The Gleckstein Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Grindelwald in the canton of Bern. The hut lies at a height of 2,317 metres above sea level, above the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, at the foot of the Wetterhorn in the Bernese Alps.
2.8 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Dossen Hut
73 min walk • The Dossen Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It lies at a height of 2,663 metres above sea level, on the watershed between the Reichenbachtal and the Urbachtal, north of the Dossen.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dossen
62 min walk • The Dossen is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking Rosenlaui in the Bernese Oberland. It is located east of the Rosenlaui Glacier. The Dossen is composed of two summits: the northern summit and southern summit.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Reichenbachtal
84 min walk • Reichenbachtal is an Alpine valley in Oberhasli, canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is situated within the municipality of Schattenhalb, connecting Meiringen with the Grosse Scheidegg pass towards Grindelwald. Its water, the Rychenbach, forms the Reichenbach Fall before joining the Aare at Meiringen.
1.4 miN
Wetterhorn pass with a bus and a hiking
Grosse Scheidegg, Grindelwald
36 min walk • The Grosse Scheidegg is a mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, The pass crosses the col between the Schwarzhorn and the Wetterhorn mountains at an elevation of 1,962 m.