Agassizhorn

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The Agassizhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It lies just north-west of the Finsteraarhorn, the main summit of the range. The Agassizhorn is the tripoint between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the Unteraar Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier. Because the Lower Grindelwald and Unteraar glaciers drain into the Aar and hence the Rhine and North Sea, whilst the Fiescher glacier drains into the Rhone and hence the Mediterranean Sea, the Sidelhorn lies on the European continental divide. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 12946 ftProminence: 653 ftCoordinates: 46°32'48"N, 8°6'51"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraarhorn Hut, Grünhorn, Finsteraarrothorn.

0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
22 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...
1.7 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Finsteraarhorn Hut
44 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.
2 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grünhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
51 min walk • 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.
2.6 miSE
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
66 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.
3 miN
Prominent mountain with a base hut
Schreckhorn
77 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.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosses Fiescherhorn
66 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.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberaarhorn
78 min walk • The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch, Unteraar and Oberaar Glacier.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteres Fiescherhorn
57 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.
2.5 miN
Alpine hut, Hiking
Schreckhorn Hut
65 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.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lauteraarhorn
67 min walk • The Lauteraarhorn is a peak of the Bernese Alps, located in the canton of Bern. Together with the higher Schreckhorn, to which it is connected by a high ridge, it lies between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Unteraar Glacier, about 10 kilometres southeast of Grindelwald, the closest locality.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klein Grünhorn
52 min walk • The Klein Grünhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, situated north of the Gross Grünhorn in the canton of Valais.