Iffigsee
Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn.Photo: WikiHimself, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schnidehorn and Niesehorn.
Schnidehorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schnidehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies in the massif of the Wildhorn, west of the Rawil Pass.
Niesehorn
Peak
Photo: BrainEEack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Niesehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Lauenen and Lenk in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Wildhorn, on the chain between the valleys of Saanen and Simmental. Niesehorn is situated 2½ km west of Iffigsee.
Mittaghorn
Peak
The Mittaghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rawil Pass on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is located east of the Wildhorn. Mittaghorn is situated 2½ km east of Iffigsee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anzère.
Anzère
Village
Photo: Jo in Riederalp, Public domain.
Sion is the capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a population of 35,000, it is the biggest city in the canton and a regional centre. The cantonal administration as well as many of the higher schools are located here. Anzère is situated 10 km south of Iffigsee.
Iffigsee
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake near Lenk, in the canton of Berne, Switzerland
- Category: lake
- Location: Lenk im Simmental, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.38649° or 46° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
7.40624° or 7° 24′ 23″ eastElevation
2,055 metres (6,742 feet)Open location code
8FR99CP4+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 13020476OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Iffigsee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊菲格湖”
- Dutch: “Iffigsee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ايفيجسى”
- French: “Iffigsee”
- German: “Iffigsee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iffigsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Iffigsee”
- Spanish: “Iffigsee”
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