Vorderstockenalp

Vorderstockenalp is in Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,787 metres. Vorderstockenalp is situated near the climbing site Stockeflue, as well as near the peak Stand.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Oberstockensee and Stockhorn.

Oberstockensee

Lake

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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.

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 2 km northeast of Vorderstockenalp.

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 3½ km northwest of Vorderstockenalp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberstocken and Pohlern.

Oberstocken

Village

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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 4½ km northeast of Vorderstockenalp.

Pohlern

Village

Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Pohlern is situated 5 km north of Vorderstockenalp.

Diemtigen

Village

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Diemtigen is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel. Diemtigen is situated 5 km southeast of Vorderstockenalp.

Vorderstockenalp

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

46.68194° or 46° 40′ 55″ north

Longitude

7.52066° or 7° 31′ 14″ east

Elevation

1,787 metres (5,863 feet)

Open location code

8FR9MGJC+Q7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6795874761

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stockeflue and Stand.

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