Schwarzmönch
The Schwarzmönch is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland. It forms a huge buttress on the north-west side of the Jungfrau, to which it is connected by the ridge named Ufem Schwarzen Grat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,648 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Schwarzmoench” and “Schwarzmonch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jungfrau and Trümmelbach Falls.
Jungfrau
Peak
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The Jungfrau, at 4,158 meters is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, located between the northern canton of Bern and the southern canton of Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch.
Trümmelbach Falls
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The Trümmelbach Falls in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, are a series of ten glacier-fed waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by the tunnel lift, stairs, and illumination.
Silberhorn
Peak
Photo: Bgvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Silberhorn is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Bernese Alps, to the northwest of the Jungfrau of which it is a satellite peak. A first attempt to reach the summit of the Silberhorn was made in June 1863 by M. v.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stechelberg and Gimmelwald.
Stechelberg
Village
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Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen.
Gimmelwald
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gimmelwald is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards Lauterbrunnen, and in 2020 had a population of 130.
Mürren
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Mürren is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, with a resident population of 155 but hundreds of seasonal workers and 2000 hotel guests.
Schwarzmönch
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55271° or 46° 33′ 10″ northLongitude
7.92435° or 7° 55′ 28″ eastElevation
2,648 metres (8,688 feet)Open location code
8FR9HW3F+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 506243895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Schwarzmönch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schwarzmönch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schwarzmönch”
- Chinese: “施瓦茨門希峰”
- Dutch: “Schwarzmönch”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ستشوارزمونتش”
- Finnish: “Schwarzmönch”
- German: “Schwarzmönch”
- Ladin: “Schwarzmönch”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schwarzmönch”
- Spanish: “Schwarzmönch”
- Swedish: “Schwarzmönch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Silberhornhütte and Gemsibeden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rotbrätthoren and Mönchsbüffel.
Bernese Highlands: Must-Visit Destinations
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