Niesehorn
The Niesehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Lauenen and Lenk in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Wildhorn, on the chain between the valleys of Saanen and Simmental.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Schnidehorn and Schnidejoch, archaeological site.
Schnidehorn
Peak
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The Schnidehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies in the massif of the Wildhorn, west of the Rawil Pass.
Schnidejoch, archaeological site
Mountain saddle
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Schnidejoch, archaeological site is a mountain saddle.
Wildhornhütte
Mountain hut
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The Wildhornhütte is a refuge of the Swiss Alpine Club and is located on the Wildhorn massif in the western Bernese Alps. The hut is managed by the SAC Moléson section.
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. Gsteig bei Gstaad is situated 8 km west of Niesehorn.
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 10 km south of Niesehorn.
Lenk im Simmental
Village
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Lenk im Simmental is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Lenk im Simmental is situated 10 km northeast of Niesehorn.
Niesehorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,776 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Lauenen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.38225° or 46° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
7.37367° or 7° 22′ 25″ eastElevation
2,776 metres (9,108 feet)Open location code
8FR999JF+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 434638651OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Niesehorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ниесехорн”
- Cebuano: “Niesehorn”
- Chinese: “尼瑟山”
- Dutch: “Niesehorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نيسيهورن”
- French: “Niesehore”
- French: “Niesehorn”
- Georgian: “ნიზეჰორნი”
- German: “Niesehorn”
- Ladin: “Niesehorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Niesehore”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Niesehorn”
- Spanish: “Niesehorn”
- Swedish: “Niesehorn”
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