Finsteraarhorn Hut

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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. The hut overlooks the upper basin of the Fiescher Glacier, which is among the largest of the range. It is located a few kilometres east of the Grünhornlücke. ()

Local name: Finsteraarhornhütte Coordinates: 46°31'19"N, 8°6'52"E

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ValaisSwitzerland

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Finsteraarhorn Hut – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
31 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...
3.3 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Konkordia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
84 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.
1.9 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grünhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
48 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.
1.6 miE
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
42 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.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosses Fiescherhorn
84 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.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberaarhorn
75 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.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteres Fiescherhorn
72 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.
2.1 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Grosses Wannenhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
55 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.
2.3 miSE
Natural feature
Fiescher Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
58 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.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Agassizhorn
44 min walk • 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.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klein Grünhorn
56 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.