Oberhoresee

Oberhoresee is a lake in Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 2,069 metres. Oberhoresee is situated nearby to the village Stechelberg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breithorn and Grosshorn.

Breithorn

Peak

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The Breithorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental. Breithorn is situated 3 km south of Oberhoresee.

Grosshorn

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

The Grosshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall. Grosshorn is situated 3½ km southeast of Oberhoresee.

Tschingelhorn

Peak

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The Tschingelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The summit of the Klein Tschingelhorn on the west is the tripoint between the valleys of Kandertal, Lauterbrunnental and Lötschental. Tschingelhorn is situated 3½ km southwest of Oberhoresee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gimmelwald and Stechelberg.

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.

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 5 km northeast of Oberhoresee.

Mürren

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Mürren is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, with a resident population of 155 but hundreds of seasonal workers and 2000 hotel guests.

Oberhoresee

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.50364° or 46° 30′ 13″ north

Longitude

7.87317° or 7° 52′ 23″ east

Elevation

2,069 metres (6,788 feet)

Open location code

8FR9GV3F+F7

GeoNames ID

11396375

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