Jegigletscher

Jegigletscher is a glacier in Blatten, Raron District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,929 metres. Jegigletscher is situated nearby to the hamlet Guggistafel, as well as near the locality Fafleralp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosshorn and Breithorn.

Grosshorn

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

The Grosshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.

Breithorn

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Breithorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental.

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 northeast of Jegigletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kühmad and Stechelberg.

Kühmad

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kühmad is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Jegigletscher.

Stechelberg

Village

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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 8 km north of Jegigletscher.

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.

Jegigletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,929 metres
Category: landform
Location: Blatten, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.47686° or 46° 28′ 37″ north

Longitude

7.90166° or 7° 54′ 6″ east

Elevation

2,929 metres (9,610 feet)

Open location code

8FR9FWG2+PM

GeoNames ID

11397656

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