Lower Grindelwald Glacier

The Lower Grindelwald Glacier is a in the , situated to the south-east of . It starts below the and the Strahlegghörner and is connected with the Finsteraar Glacier via the Finsteraarjoch.
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,541 metres
  • Description: glacier in Switzerland
  • Also known as: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stiereggruine and Ostegg.

Ruins
is a ruins.

Peak
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
is a peak.

Mountain hut
is a mountain hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg and Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.

Locality
The is a mountain pass in the of , The pass crosses the col between the and the mountains at an elevation of 1,962 m. is situated 8 km north of Lower Grindelwald Glacier.

is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the and the in the . It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.

Lower Grindelwald Glacier

Latitude
46.58809° or 46° 35′ 17″ north
Longitude
8.06097° or 8° 3′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,541 metres (5,056 feet)
Open location code
8FRCH3Q6+69
Geo­Names ID
11397312
Wiki­data ID
Q674056
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Lower Grindelwald Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Glacera inferior de Grindelwald
  • Dutch: Lage Grindelwaldgletsjer
  • Dutch: Lower Grindelwald Glacier
  • Esperanto: Suba Grindelwald-Glaĉero
  • Esperanto: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
  • Finnish: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
  • French: glacier inférieur de Grindelwald
  • French: Glacier inférieur de Grindelwald
  • Georgian: ქვემო გრინდელვალდის მყინვარი
  • German: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
  • Hebrew: גרינדלוולד התחתון
  • Korean: 하부 그린델발트 빙하
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nedre Grindelwaldbreen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Nedre Grindelwaldbreen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
  • Polish: Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher
  • Turkish: Aşağı Grindelwald Buzulu
  • Ukrainian: Нижній Гріндельвальд

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gletscherschlucht and Pfingstegg.

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Highlights include Bänisegg and Unders Challiband.

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