Gwächtejoch
Gwächtejoch is a mountain saddle in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 3,100 metres. Gwächtejoch is situated nearby to the locality Gleckstein, as well as near Schwarzegg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kleines Schreckhorn and Schreckhorn.
Kleines Schreckhorn
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Kleines Schreckhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, north of the Schreckhorn.
Schreckhorn
Peak
Photo: Johannes-dilger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schreckhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Bern. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.
Mettenberg
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Mettenberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg.
Grosse Scheidegg
Locality
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grosse Scheidegg is a mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, The pass crosses the col between the Schwarzhorn and the Wetterhorn mountains at an elevation of 1,962 m.
Gwächtejoch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,100 metres
- Also known as: “Gwaechtejoch”
- Category: landform
- Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.60331° or 46° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
8.09493° or 8° 5′ 42″ eastElevation
3,100 metres (10,171 feet)Open location code
8FRCJ33V+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040719373OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074991
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In Other Languages
“Gwächtejoch” goes by many names.
- German: “Gwächtejoch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schwarzegg and Gleckstein.
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Highlights include Gwächta and Ankenbälli.
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