Pochtealp

Pochtealp is in Reichenbach im Kandertal, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,358 metres. Pochtealp is situated nearby to the waterfall Pochtenfall, as well as near Dündefall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tschingelsee and Zahm Andrist.

Tschingelsee

Photo: Hadi, Public domain.

Tschingelsee is a lake in the valley Kiental of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The lake formed on Tschingelalp in 1972 after severe weather. Since 1987 the area has been a nature preserve.

Zahm Andrist

Peak

Photo: Superpoor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Zahm Andrist is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Kiental in the Bernese Oberland. It lies west of the Hundshorn.

The Ärmighorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located east of Kandergrund in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Dündenhorn, on the range between the Kandertal and the Kiental. Ärmighorn is situated 3½ km west of Pochtealp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitholz and Birg.

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 7 km west of Pochtealp.

Birg

Locality

Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Birg is a summit of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. It lies on the east flank of the Schilthorn, above the village of Mürren. Birg is situated 8 km east of Pochtealp.

Kandersteg

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0.

Kandersteg is a village in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. Located in the heart of the Alps, Kandersteg is the perfect location to explore the mountains and observe the traditional Swiss alpine lifestyle and it is also on the edge of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO world heritage site.

Pochtealp

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Reichenbach im Kandertal, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.54902° or 46° 32′ 57″ north

Longitude

7.75946° or 7° 45′ 34″ east

Elevation

1,358 metres (4,455 feet)

Open location code

8FR9GQX5+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13938587507

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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