Schönbühlhorn

The Schönbühlhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Grünhornlücke, that culminates at the Gross Wannenhorn.

Photo: Fiesch, Public domain.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,854 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Also known as: “Schoenbuehlhorn” and “Schonbuhlhorn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosses Wannenhorn and Fiescher Gabelhorn.

Grosses Wannenhorn

Peak

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The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.

Fiescher Gabelhorn

Peak

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The Fiescher Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Konkordiaplatz in the canton of Valais.

Grünhornlücke

Mountain saddle

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The Grünhornlücke is a high mountain pass in the eastern Bernese Alps, connecting the Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Fieschertal.

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.

Fieschertal

Village

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Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul. Fieschertal is situated 9 km southeast of Schönbühlhorn.