Sackhorn

The Sackhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range east of the Lötschen Pass, between the upper Gasterntal and the Lötschental.

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hockenhorn and Birghorn.

Hockenhorn

Peak

Photo: Mison, CC BY 3.0.

The Hockenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit is 3,293 metres high and lies between the upper Kandertal and the Lötschental.

Birghorn

Peak

The Birghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range connecting the Lötschen Pass from the Tschingelhorn, separating the upper Gasterntal from the Lötschental.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauchernalp and Wiler.

Lauchernalp

Village

Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler.

Wiler

Village

Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Ried

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ried is a hamlet.

Sackhorn

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,204 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Wiler (Lötschen), Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.43968° or 46° 26′ 23″ north

Longitude

7.76678° or 7° 46′ 0″ east

Elevation

3,204 metres (10,512 feet)

Open location code

8FR9CQQ8+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3009071331

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Sackhorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sackhorn” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sackhorn”
Chinese: “薩克峰”
Dutch: “Sackhorn”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ساكخورن”
German: “Sackhorn”
Ladin: “Sackhorn”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sackhorn”
Persian: “ساخورن”
Spanish: “Sackhorn”
Swedish: “Sackhorn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Steinegga and Biel.

Notable Places Nearby

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