Bernese Alps
The Bernese Alps are a mountain range of the Alps located in western Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Berner Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Fribourg and Vaud, the latter being usually named Fribourg Alps and Vaud Alps respectively.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,447 metres
- Description: part of the Alps mountain range in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Berner Alpen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockenhorn and Lötschberg.
Hockenhorn
Peak
The Hockenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit is 3,293 metres high and lies between the upper Kandertal and the Lötschental.
Lötschberg
Mountain saddle
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif, usually associated with a major, historically important transit axis of the Alps in Switzerland with, at its core, the Lötschen Pass. Lötschberg is situated 2½ km west of Bernese Alps.
Sackhorn
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sackhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range east of the Lötschen Pass, between the upper Gasterntal and the Lötschental. Sackhorn is situated 3 km northeast of Bernese Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lauchernalp and Kippel.
Lauchernalp
Village
Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler.
Kippel
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Kippel is situated 2½ km southeast of Bernese Alps.
Wiler
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Wiler is situated 3 km southeast of Bernese Alps.
Bernese Alps
- Categories: alpine subsection and landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Bernese Alps from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bernese Alps” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال الألب البرنية”
- Armenian: “Բեռնյան Ալպեր”
- Asturian: “Alpes berneses”
- Basque: “Bernako Alpeak”
- Belarusian: “Бернскія Альпы”
- Bulgarian: “Бернски Алпи”
- Catalan: “Alps Bernesos”
- Cebuano: “Berner Alpen”
- Chinese: “伯尔尼山”
- Cornish: “Alpow Bernese”
- Czech: “Bernské Alpy”
- Danish: “Berner Alperne”
- Danish: “Berneralperne”
- Dutch: “Berner Alpen”
- Dutch: “Berner Oberland”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الالب البرنيه”
- Esperanto: “Bernaj Alpoj”
- Estonian: “Berni Alpid”
- Finnish: “Berner Alpen”
- Finnish: “Bernin Alpit”
- French: “Alpes bernoises”
- French: “Massif des Alpes bernoises”
- Georgian: “ბერნის ალპები”
- German: “Berner Alpen”
- Greek: “Βερνικές Άλπεις”
- Hebrew: “האלפים הברניים”
- Hungarian: “Berni-Alpok”
- Italian: “Alpi Bernesi in senso stretto”
- Italian: “Alpi Bernesi”
- Japanese: “ベルナー・アルプス”
- Japanese: “ベルニーズアルプス山脈”
- Japanese: “ベルンアルプス”
- Korean: “베른 알프스”
- Ladin: “Elpes de Bern”
- Lithuanian: “Berno Alpės”
- Luxembourgish: “Berner Alpen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bern-Alpene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alpes bernoises”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bern-Alpane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Berner Alpen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Berneralpane”
- Norwegian: “Bern-Alpene”
- Persian: “آلپ برنی”
- Polish: “Alpy Berneńskie”
- Portuguese: “Alpes berneses”
- Portuguese: “Alpes de Berna”
- Romanian: “Alpii Bernezi”
- Russian: “Бернские Альпы”
- Slovak: “Bernské Alpy”
- Slovenian: “Bernske Alpe”
- Spanish: “Alpes berneses”
- Swedish: “Bernalperna”
- Swedish: “Berner Alpen”
- Swiss German: “Bärner Alpe”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Berner Alpen”
- Tosk Albanian: “Berner Alpen”
- Turkish: “Bern Alpleri”
- Ukrainian: “Бернські Альпи”
- Venetian: “Alpe Bernezi”
- Vietnamese: “Alpes Bernese”
- Vietnamese: “Alpes bernoises”
- “nena ma Pena”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ferden and Faldumalp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schwarzi Simmla and Hockuchriz.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
Curious Peaks to Discover
Uncover intriguing peaks from every corner of the globe.
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