Bortelhorn
The Bortelhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. On its west side it overlooks the Gantertal.Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillehorn and Bortelsee.
Hillehorn
Peak
Photo: Rogiw, Public domain.
The Hillehorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located between the Gantertal and the Binntal in the canton of Valais, close to the border with Italy.
Bortelsee
Reservoir
Bortelsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its dam was built in 1989.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and San Domenico di Varzo.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 9 km west of Bortelhorn.
Bortelhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,193 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.29457° or 46° 17′ 40″ northLongitude
8.12565° or 8° 7′ 32″ eastElevation
3,193 metres (10,476 feet)Open location code
8FRC74VG+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1244930759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Bortelhorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bortelhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بورتيلورن”
- Cebuano: “Punta del Rebbio”
- Chinese: “博特爾山”
- Dutch: “Bortelhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بورتيلورن”
- French: “Punta del Rebbio”
- Georgian: “ბორტელჰორნი”
- German: “Bortelhorn”
- Italian: “Bortelhorn”
- Italian: “Punta del Rebbio”
- Ladin: “Bortelhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bortelhorn”
- Persian: “بورتلئورن”
- Polish: “Punta del Rebbio”
- Spanish: “Bortelhorn”
- Swedish: “Punta del Rebbio”
- Venetian: “Ponta del Rebbio”
- Western Panjabi: “بورٹلہارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alpe Bode and Conca Mottiscia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ghiacciao Mottiscia and Pizzo Taramona.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
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