Oeschinenhorn
The Oeschinenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lake Oeschinen in the Bernese Oberland. It is the westernmost summit of the Blüemlisalp-main-ridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fründenhorn and Blüemlisalp Rothorn.
Fründenhorn
Peak
The Fründenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lake Oeschinen in the Bernese Oberland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lauchernalp and Eisten.
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. Lauchernalp is situated 8 km south of Oeschinenhorn.
Eisten
Hamlet
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Eisten is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Oeschinenhorn.
Blatten
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Blatten is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Oeschinenhorn.
Oeschinenhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,486 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.48372° or 46° 29′ 1″ northLongitude
7.76762° or 7° 46′ 3″ eastElevation
3,486 metres (11,437 feet)Open location code
8FR9FQM9+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2497236698OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Oeschinenhorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Oeschinenhorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Оесчиненхорн”
- Cebuano: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Chinese: “厄希嫩山”
- Dutch: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اويسكينينهورن”
- Finnish: “Oeschinenhorn”
- French: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Georgian: “ეშინენჰორნი”
- German: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Ladin: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Spanish: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Swedish: “Oeschinenhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “اوسچننہارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fründen and Läster.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Obere Oeschinengletscher and Oeschinenjoch.
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