Hohstock
#480 among destinations in Switzerland
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Facts and practical information
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. ()
ValaisSwitzerland
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Hohstock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Geisshorn, Sparrhorn, Stausee Gibidum, Riederhorn.
3.1 miNENature, Natural attraction, MountainGeisshorn
79 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
1 miENature, Natural attraction, MountainSparrhorn
25 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.
2.9 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeStausee Gibidum
73 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.
3.5 miSENature, Natural attraction, MountainRiederhorn
89 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.
3.6 miWHiking, Alpine hutBaltschieder Hut
93 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.
2.7 miNEMountainRotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
69 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.
1.9 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainNesthorn
50 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.
0.9 miNNatural featureOberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
24 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.
3.5 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainBreithorn
89 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.
3.2 miNNature, Natural attraction, MountainSchinhorn
83 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.
4.2 miNNature, Natural attraction, Natural featureLang Glacier
106 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.