Alpiglen

Alpiglen is a hamlet in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern. Alpiglen is situated nearby to the locality Schwandboden, as well as near Bidem.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wetterhorn and Wellhorn.

Wetterhorn

Peak

Photo: Xperience, Public domain.

The Wetterhorn is a peak in the Swiss Alps towering above the village of Grindelwald. Formerly known as Hasle Jungfrau, it is one of three summits on a mountain named the "Wetterhörner", the highest of which is the Mittelhorn and the lowest and most distant the Rosenhorn. Wetterhorn is situated 3 km south of Alpiglen.

Wellhorn

Peak

Photo: Clare66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wellhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Rosenlaui in the Bernese Oberland. On its eastern side is the Rosenlaui Glacier.

Schwarzhorn

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass. Schwarzhorn is situated 3½ km northwest of Alpiglen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Scheidegg and Schattenhalb.

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.

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. Schattenhalb is situated 8 km northeast of Alpiglen.

Axalp

Village

Photo: Hadi, Public domain.

Axalp is a high alpine pasture in the Bernese Oberland, on the northern slope of Axalphorn, overlooking Lake Brienz, today part of Brienz municipality. Axalp is situated 8 km northwest of Alpiglen.

Alpiglen

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.66739° or 46° 40′ 3″ north

Longitude

8.11606° or 8° 6′ 58″ east

Open location code

8FRCM488+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1909288778

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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