Unteraargletscher

#1138 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Unteraargletscher, literally "Lower Aare-Glacier", is the larger of the two sources of the Aare river in the Bernese Alps. It emerges from the association of the Finsteraargletscher and the Lauteraargletscher and flows for about 6 km to the east down to the Grimselsee near the Grimsel Pass. In total the glacier was 12.95 km long and 29.48 km² in area in 1973. Its lower end is almost 400 metres lower than that of the neighbouring Oberaargletscher. ()

Alternative names: Length: 8.08 miCoordinates: 46°34'2"N, 8°12'34"E

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BernSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Oberaarhorn, Oberaarsee, Lauteraar Hut, Brünberg.

3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberaarhorn
76 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oberaarsee
72 min walk • Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.47 km². The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. It is drained by the Oberaarbach, which flows into the Grimselsee. The Oberaar glacier is located west of the lake.
0.6 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Lauteraar Hut
17 min walk • The Lauteraar Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south-west of Handegg in the canton of Bern. The hut lies at a height of 2,392 metres above sea level, above the Unteraar Glacier, at the foot of the Hienderstock in the Bernese Alps.
3.5 miE
Mountain
Brünberg, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
89 min walk • The Brünberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Grimselsee in the canton of Bern. It is composed of several summits, of which the highest has an elevation of 2,982 metres above sea level.
3 miW
Mountain
Hugihorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
77 min walk • The Hugihorn is a peak of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Unteraar Glacier in the canton of Bern. It lies south of the Klein Lauteraarhorn, on the range separating the Strahlegg Glacier from the Lauteraar Glacier, both tributaries of the Unteraar Glacier.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosser Diamantstock
61 min walk • The Grosser Diamantstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of Handegg in the Bernese Oberland. Its summit has an elevation of 3,162 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the glacier valleys of Hiendertelltigletscher, Bächligletscher and Gruebengletscher.
1.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hienderstock
36 min walk • The Hienderstock is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between the Gauli Glacier and the Unteraar Glacier, in the canton of Bern. Its main summit has an elevation of 3,307 metres above sea level.
3.4 miW
Mountain
Klein Lauteraarhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
88 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.
3.5 miS
Mountain
Oberaarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
90 min walk • The Oberaarrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. It is south of the Oberaarjoch, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Oberaar Glacier.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bächlistock
51 min walk • The Bächlistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Unteraar Glacier in the canton of Bern. Its summit has an elevation of 3,247 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the glacier valleys of Hiendertelltigletscher, Bächligletscher and Unteraar.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Löffelhorn
79 min walk • The Löffelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the Aargrat, a range east of the Oberaarhorn that separates the valley of the Oberaar Glacier from the valley of Goms.