Agassizhorn
The Agassizhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It lies just north-west of the Finsteraarhorn, the main summit of the range. The Agassizhorn is the tripoint between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the Unteraar Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier.Photo: Fiesch, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Finsteraarhorn and Grünhorn.
Finsteraarhorn
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Finsteraarhorn is a mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is the highest mountain of the Bernese Alps and the most prominent peak of Switzerland.
Grünhorn
Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The Grünhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps. It is located on the ridge between the two largest glaciers of the Alps: the Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to the east.
Nasse Strahlegg
Peak
The Nasse Strahlegg is a peak of the Bernese Alps, located east of the Finsteraarjoch in the canton of Bern. It is the culminating point of the small range descending from the south-west ridge of the Lauteraarhorn, between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Unteraar Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
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.
Agassizhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,946 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5466° or 46° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
8.11441° or 8° 6′ 52″ eastElevation
3,946 metres (12,946 feet)Open location code
8FRCG4W7+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 653902769OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Agassizhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أغاسيزورن”
- Bulgarian: “Агасижорн”
- Catalan: “Agassizhorn”
- Cebuano: “Agassizhorn”
- Chinese: “阿加西茨峰”
- Czech: “Agassizhorn”
- Dutch: “Agassizhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اجاسيزورن”
- French: “pic Agassiz”
- French: “Pic Agassiz”
- Georgian: “აგასიცჰორნი”
- German: “Agassizhorn”
- Hebrew: “אגאסיהורן”
- Indonesian: “Agassizhorn”
- Italian: “Agassizhorn”
- Korean: “아가시호른”
- Ladin: “Agassizhorn”
- Mingrelian: “აგასიცჰორნი”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Agassizhorn”
- Persian: “آگاسیزهورن”
- Polish: “Agassizhorn”
- Slovak: “Agassizhorn”
- Spanish: “Agassizhorn”
- Swedish: “Agassizhorn”
- Venetian: “Agassizhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “اگاسزہارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aarbiwak and Schwarzegg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Agassizjoch and Finsteraarjoch.
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