The Niederhorn (elevation 1963 metres) is a peak of the
Emmental Alps
The Emmental Alps (german: Emmentaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They are located north-west of the Brünig Pass, mainly in the cantons of Lucerne, Bern, and Obwalden, with a small portion in ...
in the
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland ( en, Bernese Highlands, german: Berner Oberland; gsw, Bärner Oberland; french: Oberland bernois), the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern, is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context ...
near
Beatenberg. It is the peak farthest west in the
Güggis ridge. From its summit
Lake Thun
Lake Thun (german: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. At in surface area, it is the largest Swiss lake entirely within a single canton.
The lake was created af ...
and the entire
Bernese Alps
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, photo_caption=The Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau
, country= Switzerland
, subdivision1_type= Cantons
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, parent= Western Alps
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can be seen.
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
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...
that runs from the village of
Beatenberg, where it connects with the
Thunersee–Beatenberg Bahn, a
funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
with connections to the shipping services on Lake Thun.
[Richard Green (2007). ''Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3''. ''Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007''. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.]
A high steel lattice
antenna tower was built near the restaurant in 1975. It broadcasts FM radio and television.
Thunersee.jpg, View of Thun
, neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg
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, website = www.thun.ch
Thun (french: Thou ...
and Lake Thun
Lake Thun (german: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland named after the city of Thun, on its northern shore. At in surface area, it is the largest Swiss lake entirely within a single canton.
The lake was created af ...
from the Niederhorn
Sendeturm-niederhorn.jpg, Antenna tower on the Niederhorn
See also
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ...
References
External links
Neiderhorn web site(in German)
Niederhorn on Hikr
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the Alps
Tourist attractions in the Canton of Bern
Cable cars in Switzerland
Bernese Oberland
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Emmental Alps
One-thousanders of Switzerland
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