Balmhorn

The Balmhorn is a mountain in the in . Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of and the . It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.
Wikipedia
Photo: Telnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Altels and Lötschberg.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between and .

Mountain saddle
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
The is an Alpine mountain massif, usually associated with a major, historically important transit axis of the in with, at its core, the Lötschen Pass.

Glacier
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is a glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauchernalp and Kippel.

Village
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is an alp and resort area in the , located in the canton of . It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the above .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in .

Balmhorn

Latitude
46.42473° or 46° 25′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.69359° or 7° 41′ 37″ east
Elevation
3,698 metres (12,133 feet)
Open location code
8FR9CMFV+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31664301
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2661627
Wiki­data ID
Q15294
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Balmhorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالمورن”
  • Bulgarian: “Балмхорн”
  • Catalan: “Balmhorn”
  • Cebuano: “Balmhorn”
  • Chinese: “巴爾姆峰”
  • Czech: “Balmhorn”
  • Dutch: “Balmhorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بالمورن”
  • French: “Balmhorn”
  • Georgian: “ბალმჰორნი”
  • German: “Balmhorn”
  • Hebrew: “באלמהורן”
  • Italian: “Balmhorn”
  • Ladin: “Balmhorn”
  • Mingrelian: “ბალმჰორნი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balmhorn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Balmhorn”
  • Persian: “بالم هورن”
  • Polish: “Balmhorn”
  • Portuguese: “Balmhorn”
  • Russian: “Балмхорн”
  • Spanish: “Balmhorn”
  • Swahili: “Balmhorn”
  • Swedish: “Balmhorn”
  • Uzbek: “Balmhorn”
  • Venetian: “Balmhorn”
  • Western Panjabi: “بالمہارن”
  • “Balmhorn”

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