Niederhorn

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Not to be confused with Niderhorn.
Niederhorn

View from the Güggisgrat (north-east side)
Elevation 1,963 m (6,440 ft)
Prominence 45 m (148 ft)[1]
Parent peak Burgfeldstand
Location
Niederhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Range Emmental Alps
Coordinates 46°42′39″N 7°46′24″E / 46.71083°N 7.77333°E / 46.71083; 7.77333Coordinates: 46°42′39″N 7°46′24″E / 46.71083°N 7.77333°E / 46.71083; 7.77333
View of Thun and Lake Thun from the Niederhorn

The Niederhorn (elevation 1963 metres) is a peak of the Emmental Alps in the Bernese Oberland near Beatenberg. It is the peak farthest west in the Güggis ridge. From its summit you can see Lake Thun and the entire Bernese Alps.[citation needed]

An aerial cable car to the summit was completed in 1946 with a restaurant and children's playground at the top. Today the summit can be reached by the Seilbahnen Beatenberg-Niederhorn, a more modern gondola lift that runs from the village of Beatenberg, where it connects with the Thunersee–Beatenberg Bahn, a funicular with connections to the shipping services on Lake Thun.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located east of the summit at 1,918 metres.
  2. ↑ Richard Green (2007). Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3. Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.
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