Hockenhorn
The Hockenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit is 3,293 metres high and lies between the upper Kandertal and the Lötschental.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lötschberg and Balmhorn.
Lötschberg
Mountain saddle
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif, usually associated with a major, historically important transit axis of the Alps in Switzerland with, at its core, the Lötschen Pass.
Balmhorn
Peak
Photo: Telnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balmhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.
Sackhorn
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sackhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the range east of the Lötschen Pass, between the upper Gasterntal and the Lötschental.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lauchernalp and Kippel.
Lauchernalp
Village
Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler.
Kippel
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Wiler
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Hockenhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,293 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.42844° or 46° 25′ 42″ northLongitude
7.74424° or 7° 44′ 39″ eastElevation
3,293 metres (10,804 feet)Open location code
8FR9CPHV+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 255852234OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hockenhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هوكينورن”
- Catalan: “Hockenhorn”
- Cebuano: “Hockenhorn”
- Cebuano: “Kleines Hockenhorn”
- Chinese: “霍肯峰”
- Dutch: “Hockenhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوكينورن”
- French: “Hockenhorn”
- Georgian: “ჰოკენჰორნი”
- German: “Hockenhorn”
- Italian: “Hockenhorn”
- Ladin: “Hockenhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hockenhorn”
- Persian: “هوکنهورن”
- Polish: “Hockenhorn”
- Russian: “Хокенхорн”
- Spanish: “Hockenhorn”
- Swedish: “Hockenhorn”
- Swedish: “Kleines Hockenhorn”
- Venetian: “Hockenhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “ہوکنہارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hockustafel and Kummenalp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hockenhorn and Mühlbachgletscher.
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