Upper Grindelwald Glacier

The Upper Grindelwald Glacier is one of the two valley near on the northern side of the , in the . It had a length of about 6.6 km and covered an area of 9.6 km2 in 1973.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Schreckhorn and Bärglistock.

Peak
Photo: Johannes-dilger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain in the . is situated 2½ km south of Upper Grindelwald Glacier.

Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The is a mountain of the …

Peak
Photo: Xperience, Public domain.
The is a peak in the towering above the village of . is situated 2½ km north of Upper Grindelwald Glacier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg.

Locality
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain pass in the… is situated 5 km north of Upper Grindelwald Glacier.

Upper Grindelwald Glacier

Latitude
46.61413° or 46° 36′ 51″ north
Longitude
8.1197° or 8° 7′ 11″ east
Elevation
2,831 metres (9,288 feet)
Open location code
8FRCJ479+MV
Geo­Names ID
11397670
Wiki­data ID
Q691681
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Upper Grindelwald Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Glacera superior de Grindelwald”
  • Croatian: “hashimoto”
  • Dutch: “Upper Grindelwald Glacier”
  • Esperanto: “Supra Grindelwald-Glaĉero”
  • Finnish: “Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher”
  • French: “glacier supérieur de Grindelwald”
  • French: “Glacier supérieur de Grindelwald”
  • Georgian: “ზემო გრინდელვალდის მყინვარი”
  • German: “Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher”
  • Hebrew: “גרינדלוולד העליון”
  • Korean: “상부 그린델발트 빙하”
  • Mingrelian: “ჟიმოლენი გრინდელვალდიშ ჯიშთი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øvre Grindelwaldbreen”
  • Persian: “یخچال طبیعی گریندل والد”
  • Polish: “Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher”
  • Ukrainian: “Верхній Гріндельвальд”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Unter Lauchbühl and Pfingstegg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher and Lauteraarsattel.

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