Wächselgletscher
Wächselgletscher is a glacier in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 2,651 metres. Wächselgletscher is situated nearby to the locality Pfingstegg, as well as near Gletscherschlucht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettenberg and Kleines Schreckhorn.
Mettenberg
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Mettenberg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.
Kleines Schreckhorn
Peak
Photo: Jphoto, Public domain.
The Kleines Schreckhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies between the valleys of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, north of the Schreckhorn.
Gleckstein Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Patrick.Lie, Public domain.
The Gleckstein Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located east of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The hut lies at a height of 2,317 metres above sea level, above the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, at the foot of the Wetterhorn in the Bernese Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg.
Grosse Scheidegg
Locality
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grosse Scheidegg is a mountain pass in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, The pass crosses the col between the Schwarzhorn and the Wetterhorn mountains at an elevation of 1,962 m. Grosse Scheidegg is situated 5 km north of Wächselgletscher.
Wächselgletscher
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,651 metres
- Also known as: “Waechselgletscher”
- Category: landform
- Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.60907° or 46° 36′ 33″ northLongitude
8.08666° or 8° 5′ 12″ eastElevation
2,651 metres (8,698 feet)Open location code
8FRCJ35P+JMGeoNames ID
11397687
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pfingstegg and Gletscherschlucht.
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