Oberaletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Name: Oberaletsch Glacier
Address: Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, Switzerland

#13 among attractions in Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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The Oberaletsch Glacier is a valley glacier on the south side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of Valais. It had a length of 9 km with an average width of just under 1 km and an area of about 22 km² in 1973. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°25'8"N, 7°57'27"E

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Oberaletsch Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hollandia Hut, Aletschhorn, Geisshorn, Sparrhorn.

3.9 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Hollandia Hut, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
100 min walk • The Hollandia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. The hut lies at a height of 3,240 metres above sea level, just above the Lötschenlücke, the glacier pass connecting the Lötschental from the Aletsch Glacier.
3.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Aletschhorn, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
93 min walk • The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The mountain shares part of its name with the Aletsch Glacier lying at its foot.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geisshorn
70 min walk • The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sparrhorn
42 min walk • The Sparrhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the canton of Valais. It lies at the eastern end of the range located south of the Oberaletsch Glacier, west of the Aletsch Glacier. From Belalp a trail leads to its summit.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohstock
24 min walk • The Hohstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Belalp in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range east of the Unterbächhorn, between the valley of the Oberaletsch Glacier and the cirque of Belalp.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Stausee Gibidum
95 min walk • Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m.
3.6 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Baltschieder Hut
93 min walk • The Baltschieder Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located north of Baltschieder in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 2,783 metres above sea level, at the end of the Baltschiedertal near the Bietschhorn.
2.4 miNE
Mountain
Rotstock, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
61 min walk • The Rotstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the Geisshorn.
1.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nesthorn
42 min walk • The Nesthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais north of Brig. The mountain lies between the Oberaletsch Glacier on the north and east side and the Gredetschtal on the south side.
3.9 miN
Mountain pass
Lötschenlücke, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
99 min walk • The Lötschenlücke is a high mountain pass of the Bernese Alps, connecting the Lötschental to the valley of the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breithorn
78 min walk • The Breithorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. It lies between the Bietschhorn and the Schinhorn, on the range separating the Lötschental from the main Rhone valley.