Gastern Valley
The Gastern Valley is a valley near Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. The Kander river flows through it. The rear valley basin is about 1,600 metres above sea level, while the valley exit is about 1,350 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,734 metres
- Description: valley
- Also known as: “Gasterental”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Innerer Fisistock and Altels.
Innerer Fisistock
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Innerer Fisistock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. It lies at the western end the Blüemlisalp chain.
Altels
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Altels is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between Kandersteg and Leukerbad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitholz and Lauchernalp.
Mitholz
Hamlet
Photo: Draemmli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitholz or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in Kandergrund municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line. Mitholz is situated 8 km north of Gastern Valley.
Lauchernalp
Village
Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler. Lauchernalp is situated 9 km southeast of Gastern Valley.
Adelboden
Village
Photo: Barbe-sauvage, CC0.
Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands. Adelboden is situated 10 km northwest of Gastern Valley.
Gastern Valley
- Category: landform
- Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45988° or 46° 27′ 36″ northLongitude
7.67389° or 7° 40′ 26″ eastElevation
1,734 metres (5,689 feet)Open location code
8FR9FM5F+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 404554003OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valley
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Gastern Valley” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加斯特恩谷”
- German: “Gasterental”
- German: “Gasteretal”
- German: “Gasterntal”
- Irish: “Gasterental”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waldhaus and Gleifewang.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geltenwasserfall and Geltenbachhöhle.
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