The Sigriswiler Rothorn is a mountain 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 ...
, located north of
Sigriswil in the canton of
Bern. With an elevation of 2,051 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the chain named ''Sigriswilergrat''.
Location
The ridge is located about 12 km east of Thun. The Sigriswilergrat chain stretches from Lake Thun at Merligen over some 7 kilometres to the northeast to the edge of the Zulgtals. Major peaks are found from the southwest to the northeast including
Fluh (1,658 m above sea level),
Merra (1,954 m above sea level), Sigriswiler Rothorn (2,051 m above sea level, which is also the highest mountain in the chain),
Mittaghorn
The Mittaghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall
The Lauterbrunnen Wall is a term used in the English-speaking mountaineerin ...
(2,014 m above sea level), Schaflägerzähne (1,952 m above sea level) and Burst (1,969 m above sea level).
Geology
Sigriswilergrat was formed by the
Helvetic System over the course of approximately 160 million years. From a geological point of view Sigriswilergrat was formed of Helvetic sediments, these were deposited between approximately 225 to 66 million years ago.
References
External links
Sigriswiler Rothorn on Hikr
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Emmental Alps
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
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