Oberaletschgletscher

Oberaletschgletscher is a glacier in , , and has an elevation of 3,111 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aletschhorn and Geisshorn.

Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain in the in , lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the Swiss canton of . It lies on the range between the and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Bettmeralp.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of . is situated 8 km southeast of Oberaletschgletscher.

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of in . They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Oberaletschgletscher

Latitude
46.44877° or 46° 26′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.99409° or 7° 59′ 39″ east
Elevation
3,111 metres (10,207 feet)
Open location code
8FR9CXXV+GJ
Geo­Names ID
11397536
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