Lötschenlücke
The Lötschenlücke is a high mountain pass of the Bernese Alps, connecting the Lötschental to the valley of the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,158 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Loetschenlucke”, “Loetschenluecke”, and “Lotschenlucke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sattelhorn and Hollandia Hut.
Sattelhorn
Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The Sattelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Lötschenlücke in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Aletschhorn, between the Lang Glacier and the Oberaletsch Glacier.
Hollandia Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Oxensepp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hollandia Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Blatten in the canton of Valais. The hut lies at a height of 3,240 metres above sea level, just above the Lötschenlücke, the glacier pass connecting the Lötschental from the Aletsch Glacier.
Aletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Stechelberg.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Stechelberg
Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen. Stechelberg is situated 9 km northwest of Lötschenlücke.
Gimmelwald
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gimmelwald is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards Lauterbrunnen, and in 2020 had a population of 130.
Lötschenlücke
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Blatten, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.47445° or 46° 28′ 28″ northLongitude
7.9624° or 7° 57′ 45″ eastElevation
3,158 metres (10,361 feet)Open location code
8FR9FXF6+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1420818441OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Lötschenlücke” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lötschenlücke”
- French: “Lötschenlücke”
- German: “Lötschenlücke”
- Hebrew: “מעבר לטשנליקה”
- Russian: “Лётченлюке”
- Russian: “Лётшенлюке”
- Russian: “Лёченлюке”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sattellicka and Anuchnubel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lötschenlücke”. Photo: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0.