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.
Jackph, Public domain.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Mountain rising to 4,274 metres (14,022 feet)
- …is also known as “Berner Alpen”
- Description: part of the Alps mountain range in Switzerland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hockenhorn and Lötschberg.
Lötschberg
Mountain saddle
Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif, usually… Lötschberg is situated 2½ km west 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.
Kippel
Village
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
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
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Latitude
46.41667° or 46° 25′ north
Longitude
7.75° or 7° 45′ east
Open location code
8FR9CQ82+M2
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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”
- 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”
- Swiss German: “Berner Alpen”
- Tornedalen Finnish: “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.
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