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Bunderchrinde Pass
The Bunderchrinde Pass is a mountain pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Gross Lohner and Chlyne Lohner, at an elevation of . The pass is traversed by a hiking track, which connects Kandersteg, at an elevation of in the valley of the Kander river, with Adelboden, at an elevation of in the valley of the Engstlige river. The track forms part of the Alpine Pass Route, a long-distance hiking trail across Switzerland between Sargans and Montreux. See also *List of mountain passes in Switzerland This is a list of mountain passes in Switzerland. They are generally situated in the Jura Mountains or in the Swiss Alps. Pass roads Trails Railway See also * List of highest road passes in Switzerland * List of highest paved roads in Sw ... References External links''Bunderchrinde Pass''on Via Alpina web site''Bunderchrinde''on Hikr web site Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Switzerland Mountain passes of the canton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Bern
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background. Comprising ten districts, Bern is the second-largest canton by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it is surrounded by eleven cantons. It borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and canton of Vaud. To the south lies the canton of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The geography of the canton includes a large share of all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains (the Bernese Jura), the Swiss Plateau (the Bernese Mittelland) and the Alps (th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernese Alps
, topo_map= Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo , photo=BerneseAlps.jpg , photo_caption=The Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau , country= Switzerland , subdivision1_type= Cantons , subdivision1= , parent= Western Alps , borders_on= , length_mi= , length_orientation= , width_mi= , width_orientation= , geology= , orogeny= , highest= Finsteraarhorn , elevation_m=4274 , range_coordinates= , coordinates= , map_image=Berner Alpen.png , map_caption=Map of Bernese Alps and their location in Switzerland (red) The Bernese Alps (german: Berner Alpen, french: Alpes bernoises, it, Alpi bernesi) are a mountain range of the Alps, located in western Switzerland. Although the name suggests that they are located in the Berner Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Fribourg and Vaud, the latter being usually named ''Fribourg Alps'' and ''Vaud Alps'' respectively. The highest mountain in the range, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two volcanic peaks or created by erosion from water or wind. Overview Mountain passes make use of a gap, saddle, col or notch. A topographic saddle is analogous to the mathematical concept of a saddle surface, with a saddle point marking the highest point between two valleys and the lowest point along a ridge. On a topographic map, passes are characterized by contour lines with an hourglass shape, which indicates a low spot between two higher points. In the high mountains, a difference of between the summit and the mountain is defined as a mountain pass. Passes are often found just above the source of a river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gross Lohner
The Gross Lohner (also spelled ''Gross Loner'', german: Great Lohner), is a limestone mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Adelboden and Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. The main summit has an elevation of above sea level and is distinguished by the name ''Vorder Lohner'' ("Fore Lohner"). The mountain features several other peaks, from east to west: * ''Nünihorn'', * ''Hinder Lohner'' (Rear Lohner), * ''Mittler Lohner'' (Central Lohner), * ''Mittaghorn'', The Lohner range is located east of Adelboden in the Engstlige valley and southwest of Kandersteg in Kander valley. The Gross Lohner is separated from the Chlyne Lohner (Small Lohner) to the north by the Bunderchrinde Pass, which provides a hiking route between Adelboden and Kandersteg. The first tourist to climb the Lohner was one C. Dürheim from Bern in July 1876. In August of the same year, four members of the Alpine Club, during another ascent, found a bottle with the names of the two Kandersteg mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlyne Lohner
The Chlyne Lohner (also spelled ''Klein Lohner'') is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between the valleys of Adelboden and Kandersteg Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountai .... The Chlyne Lohner lies to the north of the Gross Lohner, from which it is separated by the Bunderchrinde Pass, which provides a hiking route between Adelboden and Kandersteg. References External links Chlyne Lohner on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of the canton of Bern {{bern-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountain scenery and sylvan alpine landscapes. Tourism is a very significant part of its economic life today. It offers outdoor activities year-round, with hiking trails and mountain climbing as well as downhill and cross-country skiing. Kandersteg hosted the ski jumping and Nordic combined parts of the 2018 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. History Kandersteg is first mentioned, together with Kandergrund, in 1352 as ''der Kandergrund''. Prehistorically the area was lightly settled. However, several late-neolithic or early Bronze Age bows have been found on the Lötschberg glaciers and a Bronze Age needle was found in the Golitschenalp. From the Roman era a bridge and part of a road were discovered in the village. Until 1909 Kandersteg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kander (Switzerland)
The Kander is a river in Switzerland. It is long and has a watershed of . Originally a tributary of the Aare, with a confluence downstream of the city of Thun, since 1714 it flows into Lake Thun upstream of the city. The drainage water from the Kander Neve (glacier) in the middle of the Bernese Alps at an altitude of flows through the Gasteretal westward. south of Kandersteg it turns to north into the larger Kandertal. After it converges in Frutigen with the Engstlige from the left, its second major tributary. The Engstligental with Adelboden at its south end, runs more or less parallel to the Kandertal before they converge into the Frutigtal. Continuing northwards, the Frutigtal makes a long bend to the west in order to get around the Niesen. Between Spiez and Reutigen it converges with the Simme from the left, its major tributary, and turns to the north again and flows into the Lake of Thun after a break through a hill, which used to prevent it flowing into the lake unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelboden
, neighboring_municipalities= Diemtigen, Frutigen, Kandersteg, Lenk im Simmental, Leukerbad (VS), Sankt Stephan , twintowns= } Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Highlands. Geography Adelboden lies in the west of the Bernese Highlands, at the end of the valley of the river Entschlige (High German: ''Engstlige''), which flows in Frutigen into the Kander. Adelboden is a traditional Swiss mountain village on a terrace looking south to the Engstligen waterfalls. Also part of the village are the inhabited valleys of Gilbach, Stigelschwand, Boden, Hirzboden, and Ausserschwand. Church and main street are at , the highest point of the area is the Grossstrubel with , the lowest point is at in the Engstligen valley. The vegetation is alpine and sub-alpine, partially wooded, the slopes, the plateaus, and terraces usually alp meadows. The most salient mountains ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Pass Route
The Alpine Pass Route is a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps in Switzerland, part of the Via Alpina route. It starts in Sargans in eastern Switzerland, and crosses the heart of country westwards to finish in Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. The total route covers over and crosses 16 mountain passes, and takes 15 or more walking days to complete. The route There are a number of variations on the precise route, but the following stages are fairly standard: The Via Alpina green trail follows the Swiss National Route no. 1 (previously known as the Swiss Alpine Pass Route from Sargans to Lenk, which then continues over a further four passes to Montreux. * From Sargans over the Foo Pass to Elm * Over the Richetli Pass to Linthal * Over the Klausen Pass to Flüelen * Over the Surenen Pass to Engelberg * Over the Joch Pass to Meiringen * Over the Grosse Scheidegg Pass to Grindelwald * Over the Kleine Scheidegg Pass to Lauterbrunnen * Over the Sefinenfurgge Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargans
Sargans is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Sargans was also a County of the Holy Roman Empire; ''see County of Sargans''. History There are traces of Neolithic settlement in the area. A significant Roman-era estate was destroyed by an Alamannic incursion in c. 270. Sargans remained part of Lower Raetia in the early medieval period, with gradual displacement of Rumantsch by Alemannic speakers during the high medieval period. A church dedicated to Saint Cassian is mentioned in the 9th century. Sargans was part of the territory of the county of Werdenberg from the 12th century, with a separate line of ''Werdenberg-Sargans'' established in the later 13th century. The castle was presumably first built in the 12th century and is first mentioned in 1282. The town of Sargans grew around the cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreux
Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximately 26,433, with about 85,000 in the agglomeration Vevey-Montreux as 2019. Located in the centre of a region named ''Riviera'' (french: Riviera vaudoise), Montreux has been an important tourist destination since the 19th century due to its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Geneva. Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub. History The earliest settlement was a Late Bronze Age village at Baugy. Montreux lies on the north east shore of Lake Geneva at the fork in the Roman road from Italy over the Simplon Pass, where the roads to the Roman capital of Aventicum and the road into Gaul through Besançon separated. This made it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
