Brandsee

Brandsee is a lake in Frutigen, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 1,809 metres. Brandsee is situated nearby to the locality Schnitte, as well as near Elsigenalp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elsighorn and First.

Elsighorn

Peak

Photo: VincensvonBibra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Elsighorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandergrund in the Bernese Oberland.

The First is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Kandersteg, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. First overlooks of the surrounding alpine landscape, including the peaks of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.

Bunderspitz

Peak

Photo: UCaetano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bunderspitz is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Adelboden and Kandersteg in the canton of Bern. The summit can be reached by a trail from both sides.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandersteg and Adelboden.

Kandersteg

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0.

Kandersteg is a village in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. Located in the heart of the Alps, Kandersteg is the perfect location to explore the mountains and observe the traditional Swiss alpine lifestyle and it is also on the edge of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO world heritage site.

Adelboden

Village

Photo: Barbe-sauvage, CC0.

Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands.

Mitholz

Hamlet

Photo: Draemmli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mitholz or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in Kandergrund municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line.

Brandsee

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Frutigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.5201° or 46° 31′ 12″ north

Longitude

7.6205° or 7° 37′ 14″ east

Elevation

1,809 metres (5,935 feet)

Open location code

8FR9GJCC+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 234169263

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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