Niwen
Niwen | |
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Einigs Alichji | |
Summit cross | |
Elevation | 2,769 m (9,085 ft) |
Prominence | 167 m (548 ft)[1] |
Location | |
Niwen Location in Switzerland | |
Location | Valais, Switzerland |
Range | Bernese Alps |
Coordinates | 46°21′40.1″N 7°42′45.5″E / 46.361139°N 7.712639°ECoordinates: 46°21′40.1″N 7°42′45.5″E / 46.361139°N 7.712639°E |
The Niwen (also known as Einigs Alichji) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone in the upper canton of Valais. It lies in the massif that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the lower Lötschental and that culminates at the Ferdenrothorn.