Finsteraarjoch

Finsteraarjoch is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 3,283 metres. Finsteraarjoch is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Agassizhorn and Finsteraarhorn.

Peak
Photo: Fiesch, Public domain.
The is a mountain of the in . It lies just north-west of the , the main summit of the range. The is the tripoint between the valleys of the , the Unteraar Glacier and the .

Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain lying on the border between the cantons of and . It is the highest mountain of the and the most prominent peak of Switzerland.

Peak
The is a peak of the , located east of the Finsteraarjoch in the canton of . It is the culminating point of the small range descending from the south-west ridge of the , between the valleys of the and the Unteraar Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the and the in the . It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.

Finsteraarjoch

Latitude
46.55033° or 46° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.12148° or 8° 7′ 17″ east
Elevation
3,283 metres (10,771 feet)
Open location code
8FRCH42C+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11776426740
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
11074571
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