Bernese Alps

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Bernese Alps
French: Alpes bernoises, German: Berner Alpen
Range
The Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau
Country	Switzerland
Cantons	Berne, Vaud, Fribourg, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, Nidwalden

Part of	Alps
Borders on	Pennine Alps, Lepontine Alps, Urner Alps

Highest point	Finsteraarhorn
- elevation	4,274 m (14,022 ft)
- coordinates	46°32′19″N 8°07′38″E / 46.53861, 8.12722

Central Alps

Aletschhorn

View across Aletsch glacier as seen from 'Top of Europe facility', Jungfraujoch

The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests they are in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are located in the adjacent cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, and Nidwalden.

The Rhône valley separates them from the Pennine Alps in the south; the Furka Pass, St Gotthard Pass and the upper Rhône valley separate them from the Lepontine Alps in the south-east; the Aar valley separates them from the Urner Alps in the east; their northern edge is not so well defined, describing a line roughly from Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne.

The Bernese Alps are drained by the river Aar and its tributary Saane in the north, the Rhône in the south and the Reuss in the east.

1 List of peaks
2 List of passes
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

[edit] List of peaks

The chief 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
Grünhorn	4043 m	13,264 ft
Lauteraarhorn	4042 m	13,261 ft
Gletscherhorn	3983 m	13,067 ft
Eiger	3970 m	13,025 ft
Ebnefluh	3962 m	12,999 ft
Bietschhorn	3934 m	12,907 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	3248 m	10,656 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

[edit] List of passes

The chief passes of the Bernese Alps are:

Mountain pass	location	type	elevation
Lauitor	Lauterbrunnen to the Eggishorn	snow	3700 m	12,140 ft
Mönchjoch	Grindelwald to the Eggishorn	snow	3560 m	11,680 ft
Jungfraujoch	Wengernalp to the Eggishorn	snow	3470 m	11,385 ft
Strahlegg Pass	Grindelwald to the Grimsel Pass	snow	3351 m	10,995 ft
Grünhornlücke	Great Aletsch Glacier to the Fiescher Glacier	snow	3305 m	10,844 ft
Oberaarjoch	Grimsel to the Eggishorn	snow	3233 m	10,607 ft
Gauli Pass	Grimsel to Meiringen	snow	3206 m	10,519 ft
Petersgrat	Lauterbrunnen to the Lötschental	snow	3205 m	10,516 ft
Lötschenlücke	Lötschental to the Eggishorn	snow	3204 m	10,512 ft
Lauteraarsattel	Grindelwald to the Grimsel	snow	3156 m	10,355 ft
Beichgrat	Lötschental to the Belalp	snow	3136 m	10,289 ft
Lammernjoch	Lenk to the Gemmi	snow	3132 m	10,276 ft
Triftlimmi	Rhone Glacier to the Gadmental	snow	3109 m	10,200 ft
Sustenlimmi	Stein Alp to Göschenen	snow	3103 m	10,181 ft
Gamchilucke	Kiental to Lauterbrunnen	snow	2833 m	9295 ft
Tschiugel Pass	Lauterbrunnen to Kandersteg	snow	2824 m	9265 ft
Hohtürli Pass	Kandersteg to the Kiental	foot path	2707 m	8882 ft
Lötschen Pass	Kandersteg to the Lötschental	snow	2695 m	8842 ft
Sefinenfurgge	Lauterbrunnen to the Kiental	foot path	2616 m	8583 ft
Wendenjoch	Engelberg to the Gadmental	snow	2604 m	8544 ft
Furtwangsattel	Guttannen to the Gadmental	foot path	2558 m	8393 ft
Furka Pass	Rhône Glacier to Andermatt	road	2436 m	7992 ft
Rawil Pass	Sion to Lenk im Simmental	bridle path	2415 m	7924 ft
Gemmi Pass	Kandersteg to Leukerbad	bridle path	2329 m	7641 ft
Surenen Pass	Engelberg to Altdorf	foot path	2305 m	7563 ft
Susten Pass	Meiringen to Wassen	road	2262 m	7422 ft
Sanetsch Pass	Sion to Saanen	bridle path	2234 m	7331 ft
Joch Pass	Meiringen to Engelberg	bridle path	2215 m	7267 ft
Grimsel Pass	Meiringen to the Rhone Glacier	road	2164 m	7100 ft
Kleine Scheidegg	Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen	path, railway	2064 m	6772 ft
Col de Cheville	Sion to Bex	bridle path	2049 m	6723 ft
Grosse Scheidegg	Grindelwald to Meiringen	bridle path	1967 m	6454 ft
Col de Jaman	Montreux to Montbovon	mule path railway tunnel	1516 m	4974 ft
Brünig Pass	Meiringen to Lucerne	road, railway	1035 m	3396 ft