The Regenboldshorn (or ''Rägeboldshore''; 2,193 m) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
of the
Bernese Alps
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, located between
Lenk
Lenk im Simmental (or simply Lenk) is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Lenk is first mentioned in 1370 as ''An der Leng''.
The oldest traces of a settlement in th ...
and
Adelboden
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Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental admin ...
in the canton of
Bern. It lies south of the
Hahnenmoos Pass
The Hahnenmoos Pass ( German: ''Hahnenmoospass'') is a mountain pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Regenboldshorn and Albristhorn, at an elevation of . The Hahnenmoos Pass is the lowest pass between the Eng ...
, at the foot of the Ammertenspitz (part of the
Wildstrubel
The Wildstrubel () is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It forms a large glaciated massif, about 15 km wide, extending between the Rawil Pass and the Gemmi Pass. Along with the Muvera ...
massif).
The summit of the Regenboldshorn can be reached via marked trails from all sides of the mountain, except for the northeast side, which forms a steep limestone cliff. A chair lift connects Geisbüel (south of Adelboden) to a lower summit on the east named ''Bummeregrat''.
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
Regenboldshorn on Hikr
Bernese Alps
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Mountains of Switzerland
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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