Bettmerhorn

Bettmerhorn
Highest point
Elevation 2,872 m (9,423 ft)
Prominence 150 m (490 ft) [1]
Isolation 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Parent peak Eggishorn
Coordinates 46°24′36″N 8°4′36″E / 46.41000°N 8.07667°E / 46.41000; 8.07667Coordinates: 46°24′36″N 8°4′36″E / 46.41000°N 8.07667°E / 46.41000; 8.07667 
Geography
Bettmerhorn
Location in Switzerland
Location Valais, Switzerland
Parent range Bernese Alps

The Bettmerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bettmeralp in the Swiss canton of Valais. The summit can be reached with a 30-minute vertical hike after ascending most of the mountain by cable car from the car free village of Bettmeralp. Bettmeralp is accessible by cable car from the Betten train station (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn).

The Bettmerhorn summit station offers impressive views on the Bernese Alps and the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps. The view also extends to the Lepontine and Pennine Alps (Dom, Matterhorn, Weisshorn).

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Elselicka (2,722 m).


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