Bernese Alps

Bernese Alps panorama

The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name notes that they are in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, some of the Bernese Alps are found in the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, and Nidwalden.

List of peaks

The main peaks of the Bernese Alps are:

Name Elevation
Finsteraarhorn 4274 m 14,026 ft
Aletschhorn 4182 m 13,721 ft
Jungfrau 4166 m 13,669 ft
Mönch 4105 m 13,468 ft
Grosses Schreckhorn 4080 m 13,386 ft
Grosses Fiescherhorn 4049 m 13,285 ft
Lauteraarhorn 4042 m 13,261 ft
Gletscherhorn 3983 m 13,067 ft
Eiger 3970 m 13,025 ft
Bietschhorn 3953 m 12,970 ft
Gross Wannehorn 3905 m 12,812 ft
Gross Nesthorn 3820 m 12,533 ft
Lauterbrunnen Breithorn 3779 m 12,399 ft
Wetterhorn Mittelhorn 3708 m 12,166 ft
Wetterhorn Jungfrau 3703 m 12,149 ft
Balmhorn 3698 m 12,133 ft
Silberhorn 3695 m 12,122 ft
Wetterhorn Rosenhorn 3691 m 12,110 ft
Blüemlisalphorn 3671 m 12,044 ft
Gross Doldenhorn 3647 m 11,966 ft
Atels 3636 m 11,930 ft
Tschingelhorn 3562 m 11,686 ft
Gspaltenhorn 3442 m 11,293 ft
Fleckistock 3418 m 11,214 ft
Gross Hühnerstock 3348 m 10,985 ft
Ewigschneehorn 3331 m 10,929 ft
Ritzlihorn 3282 m 10,768 ft
Wildhorn 3264 m 10,709 ft
Diablerets 3246 m 10,650 ft
Wildstrubel 3243 m 10,640 ft
Wellhorn 3196 m 10,486 ft
Mettenberg 3107 m 10,194 ft
Löffelhorn 3098 m 10,165 ft
Grand Muveran 3061 m 10,043 ft
Gross Wendenstock 3044 m 9987 ft
Sparrhorn 3026 m 9928 ft
Torrenthorn 3003 m 9853 ft
Grande Dent de Morcles 2980 m 9777 ft
Schilthorn 2973 m 9754 ft
Eggishorn 2934 m 9626 ft
Uri Rothstock 2932 m 9620 ft
Schwarzhorn Grindelwald 2930 m 9613 ft
Gross Siedelhorn 2881 m 9452 ft
Albristhorn 2764 m 9069 ft
Röthihorn 2759 m 9052 ft
Faulhorn 2683 m 8803 ft
Gummfluh 2461 m 8074 ft
Sulegg 2412 m 7914 ft
Vanil Noir 2395 m 7858 ft
Niesen 2366 m 7763 ft
Brienzer Rothorn 2351 m 7714 ft
Tour d'Aï 2334 m 7658 ft
Hohgant 2202 m 7225 ft
Stockhorn 2192 m 7192 ft
Kaiseregg 2189 m 7182 ft
Chamossaire 2116 m 6943 ft
Gemmenalphorn 2064 m 6772 ft
Rochers de Naye 1740 m 5710 ft
Moléson 2006 m 6582 ft
Dent de Jaman 1879 m 6165 ft

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References

  This article includes text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. Please add to the article as needed.

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