Oberer Niesen
Oberer Niesen is a locality in Reichenbach im Kandertal, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,813 metres. Oberer Niesen is situated nearby to the locality Obere Niesenalp, 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 Oberer Niesen.
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 Oberer Niesen.
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 Oberer Niesen.
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.
Oberer Niesen
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Oberniese”
- Location: Reichenbach im Kandertal, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.63652° or 46° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
7.64844° or 7° 38′ 54″ eastElevation
1,813 metres (5,948 feet)Open location code
8FR9JJPX+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 403587464OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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