Aletschhorn
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.Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dreieckhorn and Sattelhorn.
Dreieckhorn
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Dreieckhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Konkordiaplatz in the canton of Valais. In the southeast-ridge of the Dreieckhorn, which is leading to the Olmenhorn, is located the subpeak Kleines Dreieckhorn.
Sattelhorn
Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The Sattelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Lötschenlücke in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Aletschhorn, between the Lang Glacier and the Oberaletsch Glacier.
Geisshorn
Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Aletschhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,193 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bettmeralp, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.4652° or 46° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
7.99321° or 7° 59′ 36″ eastElevation
4,193 metres (13,757 feet)Open location code
8FR9FX8V+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 26862474OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Aletschhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألتسشورن”
- Azerbaijani: “Aleçhorn”
- Basque: “Aletschhorn”
- Belarusian: “Алечгорн”
- Belarusian: “Алечхорн”
- Belarusian: “Гара Алечхорн”
- Bulgarian: “Алецчхорн”
- Bulgarian: “Алечхорн”
- Catalan: “Aletschhorn”
- Cebuano: “Aletschhorn”
- Chinese: “阿莱奇峰”
- Czech: “Aletschhorn”
- Dutch: “Aletschhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل التسشورن”
- Esperanto: “Aletschhorn”
- Estonian: “Aletschhorn”
- Finnish: “Aletschhorn”
- French: “Aletschhorn”
- Georgian: “ალეჩჰორნი”
- German: “Aletschhorn”
- Hungarian: “Aletschhorn”
- Italian: “Aletschhorn”
- Japanese: “アレーチュホルン”
- Korean: “알레취호른”
- Korean: “알레치호른”
- Ladin: “Aletschhorn”
- Lithuanian: “Alečhornas”
- Mingrelian: “ალეჩჰორნი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aletschhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aletschhorn”
- Norwegian: “Aletschhorn”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Aletschhorn”
- Persian: “آلچهورن”
- Polish: “Aletschhorn”
- Portuguese: “Aletschhorn”
- Russian: “Алечхорн”
- Spanish: “Aletschhorn”
- Swahili: “Aletschhorn”
- Swedish: “Aletschhorn”
- Turkish: “Aletschhorn”
- Ukrainian: “Алечгорн”
- Ukrainian: “Алечхорн”
- Venetian: “Aletschhorn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mittelaletschlücke and Kleines Aletschhorn.
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