Canton of Bern
Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Reichenbach im Kandertal

Chanzel

Chanzel is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 1,877 metres. Chanzel is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tschingelsee and Zahm Andrist.

Photo: Hadi, Public domain.
is a in the valley Kiental of the , . The lake formed on Tschingelalp in 1972 after severe weather. Since 1987 the area has been a nature preserve.

Peak
Photo: Superpoor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain of the , located south of Kiental in the . It lies west of the .

Peak
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking Kiental in the . The summit can be reached by a trail from the Renggpass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birg and Mitholz.

Locality
Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a summit of the , overlooking the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of . It lies on the east flank of the , above the village of .

Hamlet
Photo: Draemmli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in municipality in the canton of Bern in , with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line. is situated 8 km southwest of Chanzel.

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 6,900 people in the Canton of Berne and the site of the northern portal of the Lötschberg-Base-Tunnel that opened for railway traffic in 2007.

Chanzel

Latitude
46.56281° or 46° 33′ 46″ north
Longitude
7.76127° or 7° 45′ 41″ east
Elevation
1,877 metres (6,158 feet)
Open location code
8FR9HQ76+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 271357768
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
11074211
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