Geltenhorn
The Geltenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn and lies approximately halfway between the Arpelistock and the summit of the Wildhorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,064 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Gaeltehore” and “Gältehore”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arpelistock and Wildhorn.
Arpelistock
Peak
Photo: Fourniey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arpelistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It belongs to the massif of the Wildhorn and lies approximately halfway between the Sanetsch Pass and the summit of the Wildhorn.
Wildhorn
Peak
Photo: Cable1, Public domain.
The Wildhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. At 3,250 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Bernese Alps west of the Gemmi Pass.
Le Sérac
Peak
Le Sérac is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located near the Sanetsch Pass in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Wildhorn massif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gsteig bei Gstaad and Anzère.
Gsteig bei Gstaad
Village
Photo: chrn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gsteig bei Gstaad is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Gsteig was formerly known by the French name of Châtelet.
Anzère
Village
Photo: Jo in Riederalp, Public domain.
Sion is the capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a population of 35,000, it is the biggest city in the canton and a regional centre. The cantonal administration as well as many of the higher schools are located here. Anzère is situated 7 km southeast of Geltenhorn.
Arbaz
Village
Arbaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Arbaz is situated 9 km southeast of Geltenhorn.
Geltenhorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Savièse, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.34637° or 46° 20′ 47″ northLongitude
7.33441° or 7° 20′ 4″ eastElevation
3,064 metres (10,052 feet)Open location code
8FR988WM+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 459849473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Geltenhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غيلتينورن”
- Bulgarian: “Гелтенхорн”
- Cebuano: “Geltenhorn”
- Chinese: “盖尔滕峰”
- Dutch: “Geltenhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جيلتينورن”
- German: “Geltenhorn”
- Ladin: “Geltenhorn”
- Persian: “گلتن هورن”
- Swedish: “Geltenhorn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geltengletscher and Gältelücke.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Geltenhorn”. Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.