Balmhorn
The Balmhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.- Peak rising to 3,698 metres (12,133 feet)
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Altels and Lötschberg.
Lötschberg
Mountain saddle
The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif, usually…
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.
Wiler
Village
Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Balmhorn
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Latitude
46.42473° or 46° 25′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.69359° or 7° 41′ 37″ east
Open location code
8FR9CMFV+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schwarzgletscher and Lötschgletscher.
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