Oberaarjoch
The Oberaarjoch is a high mountain pass across the eastern Bernese Alps, connecting the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais to the Oberaar Glacier in the canton Bern.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Oberaarjochhütte and Oberaarhorn.
Oberaarhorn
Peak
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oberaarhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. Its summit is the tripoint between the basins of the Fiesch, Unteraar and Oberaar Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Münster and Reckingen.
Münster
Village
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Münster is a village situated in the municipality of Goms, Canton of Valais in Switzerland, at the river Rhône or Rotten. Münster is situated 8 km southeast of Oberaarjoch.
Reckingen
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reckingen is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Oberaarjoch.
Biel
Village
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Biel is a village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it merged with Ritzingen and Selkingen into the municipality Grafschaft. Biel is situated 8 km southeast of Oberaarjoch.
Oberaarjoch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,208 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.52576° or 46° 31′ 33″ northLongitude
8.17418° or 8° 10′ 27″ eastElevation
3,208 metres (10,525 feet)Open location code
8FRCG5GF+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3308419863OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Oberaarjoch” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oberaarjoch”
- French: “Oberaarjoch”
- German: “Oberaarjoch”
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