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Bernese Oberland

Portions of the range of the Alps called the Bernese Oberland are, of course, in Cantons other than that of Bern, see: Vaud, Fribourg, the Valais, Lucerne, Uri, and Nidwalden.

List of peaks

The chief peaks of this range, from the Lake Geneva to the Furka, the Reuss Valley and the Lake of Lucerne, are:

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
NameElevation
Name Elevation

Finsteraarhorn
	
4275 meters14,026 feet
	

	
Wellhorn
	
3196 meters10,486 feet

Aletschhorn
	
4182 meters13,721 feet
	

	
Mettenberg
	
3107 meters10,194 feet

Jungfrau
	
4166 meters13,669 feet
	

	
Loffelhorn
	
3098 meters10,165 feet

Mönch
	
4105 meters13,468 feet
	

	
Grand Muveran
	
3061 meters10,043 feet

Grosses Schreckhorn
	
4080 meters13,386 feet
	

	
Gross Wendenstock
	
3044 meters9987 feet

Grosses Fiescherhorn
	
4049 meters13,285 feet
	

	
Sparrhorn
	
3026 meters9928 feet

Eiger
	
3975 meters13,042 feet
	

	
Torrenthorn
	
3003 meters9853 feet

Bietschhorn
	
3953 meters12,970 feet
	

	
Grande Dent de Morcles
	
2980 meters9777 feet

Gross Wannehorn
	
3905 meters12,812 feet
	

	
Schilthorn
	
2973 meters9754 feet

Gross Nesthorn
	
3820 meters12,533 feet
	

	
Eggishorn
	
2934 meters9626 feet

Lauterbrunnen Breithorn
	
3779 meters12,399 feet
	

	
Uri Rothstock
	
2932 meters9620 feet

Balmhorn
	
3711 meters12,176 feet
	

	
Schwarzhorn Grindelwald
	
2930 meters9613 feet

Wetterhorn Mittelhorn
	
3708 meters12,166 feet
	

	
Gross Siedelhorn
	
2881 meters9452 feet

Wetterhorn Hash Jungfrau
	
3703 meters12,149 feet
	

	
Albristhorn
	
2764 meters9069 feet

Wetterhorn Rosenhorn
	
3691 meters12,110 feet
	

	
Rothihorn
	
2759 meters9052 feet

Blumlisalphorn
	
3671 meters12,044 feet
	

	
Faulhorn
	
2683 meters8803 feet


Gross Doldenhorn
	
3647 meters11,966 feet
	

	
Gummfluh
	
2461 meters8074 feet

Atels
	
3636 meters11,930 feet
	

	
Sulegg
	
2412 meters7914 feet

Dammastock
	
3633 meters11,920 feet
	

	
Vanil Noir
	
2395 meters7858 feet

Galenstock
	
3597 meters11,802 feet
	

	
Niesen
	
2366 meters7763 feet

Sustenhorn
	
3512 meters11,523 feet
	

	
Brienzer Rothhorn
	
2351 meters7714 feet

Gspaltenhorn
	
3442 meters11,293 feet
	

	
Tour d'Ai
	
2334 meters7658 feet

Fleckistock

	
3418 meters11,214 feet
	

	
Hohgant
	
2202 meters7225 feet

Gross Huhnerstock
	
3348 meters10,985 feet
	

	
Stockhorn
	
2192 meters7192 feet

Ewigschneehorn
	
3331 meters10,929 feet
	

	
Kaiseregg
	
2189 meters7182 feet

Ritzlihorn
	
3282 meters10,768 feet
	

	
Mount Pilatus Tomlishorn
	
2132 meters6995 feet

Wildhorn
	
3264 meters10,709 feet
	

	
Chamossaire
	
2116 meters6943 feet

Wildstrubel
	
3253 meters10,673 feet
	

	
Gemmenalphorn
	
2064 meters6772 feet

Diablerets
	
3246 meters10,650 feet
	

	
Rochers de Naye
	
1740 meters5710 feet

Titlis
	
3239 meters10,627 feet
	

	
Moleson
	
2006 meters6582 feet

Gross Spannort
	
3205 meters10,516 feet
	

	
Dent de Jaman
	
1879 meters6165 feet


	

	

	

	
Napf
	
1411 meters4629 feet

List of passes

The chief passes of the Bernese Oberland, from the Lake of Geneva to the Furka, the Reuss Valley and the Lake of Lucerne, are:

Note: road status as of 1911.

Mountain passlocationtype (as of 1911)elevation

Lauithor Lauterbrunnen to the Eggishorn snow3700 meters12'140 feet
Mönchjoch Grindelwald to the Eggishorn snow3560 meters11'680 feet
Jungfraujoch Wengernalp to the Eggishorn snow3470 meters11'385 feet
Strahlegg Pass Grindelwald to the Grimsel snow3351 meters10'995 feet
Grünhornlücke Great Aletsch Glacier to the Fiescher Glacier snow3305 meters10'844 feet
Oberaarjoch Grimsel to the Eggishorn snow3233 meters10'607 feet
Gauli Pass Grimsel to Meiringen snow3206 meters10'519 feet
Petersgrat Lauterbrunnen to the Lötschental snow3205 meters10'516 feet
Lötschenlucke Lötschental to the Eggishorn snow3204 meters10'512 feet
Lauteraarsattel Grindelwald to the Grimsel snow3156 meters10'355 feet
Beichgrat Lötschental to the Belalp snow3136 meters10'289 feet
Lammernjoch Lenk to the Gemmi snow3132 meters10'276 feet
Triftlimmi Rhone Glacier to the Gadmental snow3109 meters10'200 feet
Sustenlimmi Stein Alp to Göschenen snow3103 meters10'181 feet
Gamchilucke Kiental to Lauterbrunnen snow2833 meters9295 feet
Tschiugel Pass Lauterbrunnen to Kandersteg snow2824 meters9265 feet
Hohthurli Pass Kandersteg to the Kiental foot path 2707 meters8882 feet
Lötschen Pass Kandersteg to the Lötschental snow2695 meters8842 feet
Sefinenfurka Lauterbrunnen to the Kiental foot path 2616 meters8583 feet
Wendenjoch Engelberg to the Gadmental snow2604 meters8544 feet
Furtwangsattel Guttannen to the Gadmental foot path 2558 meters8393 feet
Furka Pass Rhone Glacier to Andermatt carriage road 2436 meters7992 feet
Rawil Pass Sion to Lenk im Simmental bridle path 2415 meters7924 feet
Gemmi Pass Kandersteg to Leukerbad bridle path 2329 meters7641 feet
Surenen Pass Engelberg to Altdorf foot path 2305 meters7563 feet
Susten Pass Meiringen to Wassen partly carriage road 2262 meters7422 feet
Sanetsch Pass Sion to Saanen bridle path 2234 meters7331 feet
Joch Pass Meiringen to Engelberg bridle path 2215 meters7267 feet
Grimsel Pass Meiringen to the Rhone Glacier carriage road 2164 meters7100 feet
Kleine Scheidegg Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen railway over 2064 meters6772 feet
Col de Cheville Sion to Bex bridle path 2049 meters6723 feet
Grosse Scheidegg Grindelwald to Meiringen bridle path 1967 meters6454 feet
Col de Jaman Montreux to Montbovon mule path over
railway tunnel beneath
1516 meters4974 feet
Brünig Pass Meiringen to Lucerne railway over 1035 meters3396 feet

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