Schreckhorn

#281 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1861Elevation: 13379 ftProminence: 2608 ftCoordinates: 46°35'24"N, 8°7'5"E

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BernSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Schreckhorn Hut, Lauteraarhorn, Klein Lauteraarhorn, Kleines Schreckhorn.

1.1 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Schreckhorn Hut
28 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.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lauteraarhorn
17 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.
1.3 miSE
Mountain
Klein Lauteraarhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
32 min walk • The Klein Lauteraarhorn is a peak of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Unteraar Glacier in the canton of Bern. It lies south of the Lauteraarhorn, on the range separating the Strahlegg Glacier from the Lauteraar Glacier, both tributaries of the Unteraar Glacier.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kleines Schreckhorn
29 min walk • The Kleines Schreckhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, north of the Schreckhorn.

Schreckhorn

Facts and practical information

Schreckhorn plan & book

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

Schreckhorn Hut

Lauteraarhorn

Klein Lauteraarhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Kleines Schreckhorn