Nesthorn

#1141 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. It is part of the subrange of the Bernese Alps that culminates at the Aletschhorn. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1865Elevation: 12539 ftProminence: 2041 ftCoordinates: 46°24'45"N, 7°55'27"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

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

3.8 miSW
, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bietschhorn, Lötschental
97 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.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geisshorn
111 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sparrhorn
74 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.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohstock
50 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.
2 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Baltschieder Hut
52 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.
4 miNE
Mountain
Rotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
102 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.
1.6 miE
Natural feature
Oberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
42 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.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breithorn
39 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.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schinhorn
75 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.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lang Glacier
93 min walk • The Lang Glacier is a 6.6 km long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 10.1 km².
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Fusshorn
95 min walk • The Gross Fusshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Oberaletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the Gross Fusshorn. On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher.