Bächliegg
Bächliegg is a ridge in Canton of Bern, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,721 metres. Bächliegg is situated nearby to the village Schattenhalb, as well as near the locality Rohrmatten.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reichenbach Falls and Aare Gorge.
Reichenbach Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reichenbach Falls is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres. In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".
Aare Gorge
Photo: Pazit Polak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Aare Gorge is situated 2½ km northeast of Bächliegg.
Grosses Engelhorn
Peak
The Grosses Engelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of Innertkirchen in the Bernese Oberland. It is one of the highest summits of the Engelhörner, the chain between the Reichenbachtal and the Urbachtal. Grosses Engelhorn is situated 3 km south of Bächliegg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schattenhalb and Innertkirchen.
Schattenhalb
Village
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Schattenhalb is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Willigen, Geissholz, Falcheren and Lüögen.
Innertkirchen
Village
Photo: Falk Lademann, CC BY 2.0.
Innertkirchen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipality of Gadmen was merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen. Innertkirchen is situated 3 km east of Bächliegg.
Meiringen
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Meiringen is a town in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. with a population in 2020 of 4666. It's a winter sports and mountain hiking resort, best known for the Reichenbach Falls, scene of the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes and his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty.
Bächliegg
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,721 metres
- Also known as: “Bachliegg”
- Category: landform
- Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.69648° or 46° 41′ 47″ northLongitude
8.18928° or 8° 11′ 21″ eastElevation
1,721 metres (5,646 feet)Open location code
8FRCM5WQ+HPGeoNames ID
11998100
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In Other Languages
“Bächliegg” goes by many names.
- German: “Bächliegg”
Localities in the Area
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