Gwächta
Gwächta is a peak in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 3,163 metres. Gwächta is situated nearby to the locality Gleckstein, as well as near Stieregg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,163 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Gwaechta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettenberg and Kleines Schreckhorn.
Mettenberg
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Mettenberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.
Kleines Schreckhorn
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Kleines Schreckhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, north of the Schreckhorn.
Schreckhorn
Peak
Photo: Johannes-dilger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schreckhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Bern. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg.
Grosse Scheidegg
Locality
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grosse Scheidegg is a mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, The pass crosses the col between the Schwarzhorn and the Wetterhorn mountains at an elevation of 1,962 m.
Gwächta
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.60458° or 46° 36′ 17″ northLongitude
8.09105° or 8° 5′ 28″ eastElevation
3,163 metres (10,377 feet)Open location code
8FRCJ33R+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 413907886OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gwächta” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gwächta”
- Dutch: “Gwächta”
- German: “Gwächta”
- Swedish: “Gwächta”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gleckstein and Stieregg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gwächtejoch and Ankenbälli.
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