Scheuchzerhorn

#1823 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Scheuchzerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Bern. It lies north-east of the Oberaarhorn, on the range separating the valley of the Unteraar Glacier from the valley of the Oberaar Glacier. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 11339 ftProminence: 381 ftCoordinates: 46°32'38"N, 8°11'26"E

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BernSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Finsteraarhorn, Finsteraarrothorn, Oberaarhorn, Oberaarsee.

3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Finsteraarhorn
79 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...
2.7 miSW
Mountain
Finsteraarrothorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
69 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.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberaarhorn
30 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.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Oberaarsee
81 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.
2.3 miNE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Lauteraar Hut
60 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.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Agassizhorn
93 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.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Galmihorn
68 min walk • The Galmihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. The main summit is distinguished by the name Vorderes Galmihorn and has an elevation of 3,506 metres.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Unteraargletscher
47 min walk • 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.
2.9 miNW
Mountain
Hugihorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
74 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.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hienderstock
82 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 miNW
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.