Baachegg

Baachegg is in Stocken-Höfen, Thun District, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,804 metres. Baachegg is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Stockhorn, as well as near the mountain ridge Strüssliflue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stockhorn and Oberstockensee.

Stockhorn

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Zumbo, Public domain.

The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental. Stockhorn is situated 430 metres southeast of Baachegg.

Oberstockensee

Lake

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Oberstockensee is a small lake in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 11.8 ha. The lake is located above the village of Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn.

Hohmad

Peak

The Hohmad is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located south of Blumenstein in the canton of Bern. It lies on the range north of the Simmental, approximately halfway between the Gantrisch and the Stockhorn. Hohmad is situated 3 km west of Baachegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberstocken and Pohlern.

Oberstocken

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Oberstocken is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Oberstocken, Niederstocken, and Höfen merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen. Oberstocken is situated 3 km northeast of Baachegg.

Pohlern

Village

Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Pohlern is situated 3 km north of Baachegg.

Höfen

Village

Photo: Wolvus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Höfen is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Höfen, Niederstocken and Oberstocken merged into the new municipality of Stocken-Höfen. Höfen is situated 3½ km northeast of Baachegg.

Baachegg

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Stocken-Höfen, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.69686° or 46° 41′ 49″ north

Longitude

7.53396° or 7° 32′ 2″ east

Elevation

1,804 metres (5,919 feet)

Open location code

8FR9MGWM+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3053205651

OpenStreetMap feature

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