Grünhornlücke, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Name: Grünhornlücke
Address: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, Switzerland

#30 among attractions in Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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The Grünhornlücke is a high mountain pass in the eastern Bernese Alps, connecting the Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. The pass is located between the Grünhorn on the north and the Fiescher Gabelhorn on the south. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 10761 ftCoordinates: 46°30'49"N, 8°5'2"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Finsteraarhorn, Konkordia Hut, Finsteraarhorn Hut, Aletsch Glacier.

2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
66 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 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Konkordia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
44 min walk • The Konkordia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais. The hut lies above Konkordiaplatz, the point of convergence of several glaciers in the great Aletsch Glacier system of the Bernese Alps.
1.6 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Finsteraarhorn Hut
40 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.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Aletsch Glacier
109 min walk • The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km, has about a volume of 15.4 km³, and covers about 81.7 km² in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
1.3 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grünhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
34 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.
3.1 miE
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
79 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.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosses Fiescherhorn
73 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.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteres Fiescherhorn
62 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.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trugberg
100 min walk • The Trugberg is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located south of the Mönch in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located above the Konkordiaplatz where the névé of the Jungfraufirn on the west side and the Ewigschneefeld on the east side converge to form the Aletsch Glacier.
1.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grosses Wannenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
40 min walk • The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.
3.2 miE
Natural feature
Fiescher Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
81 min walk • The Fiescher Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. 16 km in length, it is the second longest glacier in the Alps. The glacier covers an area of 33 km².