Reichenbachalp

Reichenbachalp is a dwelling in Canton of Bern, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,649 metres. Reichenbachalp is situated nearby to the peak Mittaghiri, as well as near Bim Signal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reichenbach Falls and Aare Gorge.

Reichenbach Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reichenbach Falls is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres. In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem". Reichenbach Falls is situated 2 km north of Reichenbachalp.

Aare Gorge

Photo: Pazit Polak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Aare Gorge is situated 3 km northeast of Reichenbachalp.

Grosses Engelhorn

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Grosses Engelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of Innertkirchen in the Bernese Oberland. It is one of the highest summits of the Engelhörner, the chain between the Reichenbachtal and the Urbachtal. Grosses Engelhorn is situated 2½ km south of Reichenbachalp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schattenhalb and Innertkirchen.

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 2½ km north of Reichenbachalp.

Innertkirchen

Village

Photo: Falk Lademann, CC BY 2.0.

Innertkirchen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipality of Gadmen was merged into the municipality of Innertkirchen. Innertkirchen is situated 3½ km east of Reichenbachalp.

Meiringen

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Meiringen is a town in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. with a population in 2020 of 4666. It's a winter sports and mountain hiking resort, best known for the Reichenbach Falls, scene of the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes and his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty.

Reichenbachalp

Type: Dwelling
Also known as: “Rychenbachalp”
Categories: locality, residential building, and building
Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.69593° or 46° 41′ 45″ north

Longitude

8.18483° or 8° 11′ 5″ east

Elevation

1,649 metres (5,410 feet)

Open location code

8FRCM5WM+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 463300762

OpenStreetMap feature

place=isolated_dwelling

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