Sparrhorn

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9911 ftProminence: 69 ftCoordinates: 46°24'15"N, 7°59'3"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Aletschhorn, Geisshorn, Hohstock, Stausee Gibidum.

4.2 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Aletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
108 min walk • The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying at its foot.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geisshorn
70 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohstock
25 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.
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Stausee Gibidum
57 min walk • Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bettmerhorn
106 min walk • The Bettmerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bettmeralp in the Swiss canton of Valais. The summit can be reached with a 30-minute vertical hike after ascending most of the mountain by cable car from the car free village of Bettmeralp.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Riederhorn
70 min walk • The Riederhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Riederalp in the canton of Valais. It lies near the western end of the chain south of the Aletsch Glacier.
2.3 miN
Mountain
Rotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
59 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.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bettmersee, Riederalp-Bettmeralp
97 min walk • Bettmersee is a lake above Bettmeralp in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area of 5.5 hectares is located at an elevation of 2,006 metres.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nesthorn
74 min walk • 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.
1.6 miNW
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.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schinhorn
96 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.