Obere Niesenalp
Obere Niesenalp is a locality in Reichenbach im Kandertal, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern. Obere Niesenalp is situated nearby to the locality Oberer Niesen, as well as near Unterer Niesen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niesen and Fromberghorn.
Niesen
Peak
Photo: Roxaneweb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Niesen is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit of the mountain is 2,362 metres in elevation. It overlooks Lake Thun, in the Bernese Oberland region, and forms the northern end of a ridge that stretches north from the Albristhorn and Mannliflue, separating the Simmental and Kandertal valleys.
Fromberghorn
Peak
Photo: Ferdinand Hodler, Public domain.
The Fromberghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Diemtigen and Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. It lies just south of the Niesen.
Drunengalm
Peak
The Drunengalm is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Diemtigen and Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. Drunengalm is situated 2½ km southwest of Obere Niesenalp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mülenen and Wimmis.
Mülenen
Village
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mülenen is a village in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district of the Swiss canton of Bern. The village is divided between the municipalities of Reichenbach im Kandertal and Aeschi bei Spiez. Mülenen station, on the Lötschberg railway line, and… Mülenen is situated 3½ km east of Obere Niesenalp.
Wimmis
Village
Photo: Sgruenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Wimmis is situated 4 km north of Obere Niesenalp.
Frutigen
Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frutigen is a town of 6,900 people in the Swiss Canton of Berne and the site of the northern portal of the Lötschberg-Base-Tunnel that opened for railway traffic in 2007.
Obere Niesenalp
Latitude
46.63618° or 46° 38′ 10″ northLongitude
7.64875° or 7° 38′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FR9JJPX+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12693531629OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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