Gwächtenhorn
The Gwächtenhorn is a 3,420 metres high mountain in the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks the Stein Glacier and the Susten Pass on its north side and the Chelen Glacier on its south side.Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,403 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Gwachtenhorn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hinter Tierberg and Sustenhorn.
Hinter Tierberg
Peak
Photo: Stan45, Public domain.
The Hinter Tierberg is a 3,445 metres high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks the Trift Glacier on its west side and the Chelen Glacier on its east side.
Sustenhorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Sustenhorn is a 3,502-metre-high mountain in the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. It overlooks Susten Pass from the south.
Giglistock
Peak
The Giglistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located south of Gadmen in the Bernese Oberland.
Gwächtenhorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Innertkirchen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.69084° or 46° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
8.41337° or 8° 24′ 48″ eastElevation
3,403 metres (11,165 feet)Open location code
8FRCMCR7+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 286930140OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Gwächtenhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غفاشتينورن”
- Cebuano: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Chinese: “格韋希滕山”
- Dutch: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جفاشتينورن”
- French: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Georgian: “გვეხტენჰორნი”
- German: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Ladin: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Persian: “گوچتن هورن”
- Polish: “Gwachtenhorn”
- Polish: “Gwächtenhorn”
- Polish: “Gwaechtenhorn”
- Swedish: “Gwächtenhorn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chelenlücke and Kehlengletscher.
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