Bire

Bire is a peak in , , and has an elevation of 1,505 metres. Bire is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burgfeldstand and Niederhorn.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located in the near . It is the highest summit of the Güggisgrat. Several trails lead to the top.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The is a peak of the Emmental Alps in the near . It is the peak farthest west in the Güggis ridge. From its summit and the entire can be seen.

Church
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harderkulm and Unterseen.

Locality
Photo: Pemm, Public domain.
The is a funicular station at 1,322 metres in the Berner Oberland region of , overlooking the towns of and . It is located at the western end of the Harder, which in itself is the most western, forested ridge of the about 30 kilometres long, prominent mountain range dominating the north shore of the Lake of Brienz.

Village
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is a historic town and a municipality in the in the in . is a german calque of the latin name Interlaken, and is located on the flat area on the eastern shore of between the two creek Lombach below the Chienberg to the north and the to the south, which both flow into Lake Thun.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a small city in the region of central . Located between two alpine lakes, is a popular base camp for outdoor sports and travel in the surrounding Bernese Oberland Alps.

Bire

Latitude
46.70658° or 46° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
7.80248° or 7° 48′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,505 metres (4,938 feet)
Open location code
8FR9PR42+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300548031
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6936430
Wiki­data ID
Q22550534
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bire” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bire (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton de Berne, Interlaken-Oberhasli District)”
  • Cebuano: “Bire”
  • Dutch: “Bire”
  • Swedish: “Bire”

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