Wysshorn
The Name Wysshorn stands for three subpeaks of the Schinhorn in the Bernese Alps, which are: Nördliches Wysshorn; Mittleres Wysshorn; Südliches Wysshorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schinhorn and Aletschhorn.
Schinhorn
Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The Schinhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Aletschhorn in the canton of Valais. It lies between the valleys of Lötschental and Oberaletsch. The Schinhorn has a northeastern Subpeak, the sharp ridge Distlighorn.
Aletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belalp and Kühmad.
Belalp
Village
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Belalp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, situated at approximately 2,100 metres above sea level in the municipality of Naters. Belalp is situated 8 km south of Wysshorn.
Kühmad
Locality
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Kühmad is a locality, which is situated 9 km west of Wysshorn.
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.
Wysshorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,545 metres
- Description: mountain in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.44321° or 46° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
7.95434° or 7° 57′ 16″ eastElevation
3,545 metres (11,631 feet)Open location code
8FR9CXV3+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 11538123574OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wysshorn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wysshorn”
- Chinese: “維斯峰”
- Dutch: “Wysshorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسشورن (سويسرا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسشورن”
- German: “Wysshorn”
- Ladin: “Wysshorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wysshorn”
- Swedish: “Wysshorn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nördliches Wysshorn and Südliches Wysshorn.
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