Vordre Zinggenstock

Vordre Zinggenstock is a peak in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 2,921 metres. Vordre Zinggenstock is situated nearby to the locality Bäregg, as well as near Triebten.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,921 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Also known as: “Vord. Zinggenstock” and “Vorderer Zinggenstock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oberaarsee and Unteraargletscher.

Oberaarsee

Reservoir

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Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.47 km2. The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli.

Unteraargletscher

Glacier

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The Unteraargletscher, literally "Lower Aare-Glacier", is the larger of the two sources of the Aare river in the Bernese Alps. It emerges from the association of the Finsteraargletscher and the Lauteraargletscher and flows for about 6 km to the east down to the Grimselsee near the Grimsel Pass.

Brünberg

Peak

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The Brünberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Grimselsee in the canton of Bern. It is composed of several summits, of which the highest has an elevation of 2,982 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Geschinen.

Ulrichen

Village

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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.