Gletscherhornfirn
Gletscherhornfirn is a glacier in Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,278 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gletscherhorn and Ebnefluh.
Gletscherhorn
Peak
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The Gletscherhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It forms the eastern edge of the Lauterbrunnen Wall, south of the Jungfrau.
Ebnefluh
Peak
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Ebnefluh, also known as the Äbeni Flue and the Ebenefluh, is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies towards the eastern end of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.
Mittaghorn
Peak
Photo: T. Kennedy, Public domain.
The Mittaghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall. Mittaghorn is situated 3½ km west of Gletscherhornfirn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Stechelberg.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Stechelberg
Village
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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 7 km northwest of Gletscherhornfirn.
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.
Gletscherhornfirn
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,278 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50126° or 46° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
7.97498° or 7° 58′ 30″ eastElevation
3,278 metres (10,755 feet)Open location code
8FR9GX2F+GXGeoNames ID
11397628
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