Hornseewli

Hornseewli is a lake in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 2,151 metres. Hornseewli is situated nearby to the locality Oberläger, as well as near Grindelfeld.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schwarzhorn and Wildgärst.

Schwarzhorn

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The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass.

Wildgärst

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The Wildgärst is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schwarzhorn, on the range between Lake Brienz and the Grosse Scheidegg. Wildgärst is situated 2½ km northwest of Hornseewli.

Tschingel

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The Tschingel is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland. It constitutes the eastern end of the Grindelgrat, a ridge descending from the Garzen summit. Tschingel is situated 3½ km northeast of Hornseewli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg and Axalp.

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. Grosse Scheidegg is situated 3 km south of Hornseewli.

Axalp

Village

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Axalp is a high alpine pasture in the Bernese Oberland, on the northern slope of Axalphorn, overlooking Lake Brienz, today part of Brienz municipality. Axalp is situated 7 km northwest of Hornseewli.

Brienzwiler

Village

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Brienzwiler is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienzwiler, the municipality also includes the settlement of Balmhof. Brienzwiler is situated 8 km north of Hornseewli.

Hornseewli

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

46.6814° or 46° 40′ 53″ north

Longitude

8.10475° or 8° 6′ 17″ east

Elevation

2,151 metres (7,057 feet)

Open location code

8FRCM4J3+HV

GeoNames ID

11396462

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