The Dündenhorn 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 higher t ...
of the
Bernese Alps
The Bernese Alps 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 Va ...
, overlooking
Lake Oeschinen
Oeschinen Lake () is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen Valley. At an elevation of , it has a surface area of . Its maximum depth is . Since 2007 the lake has been part of the Jungfrau- Aletsch-Bietsc ...
in the
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland (; ; ), sometimes also known as the Bernese Highlands, is the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern. It is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context it is referred to as ''Oberland'' witho ...
. It lies between the valleys of
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental (administrative district), Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. ...
and
Kiental, to the west of the
Hohtürli Pass
The Hohtürli (Swiss German, literally means ''High Little Door'') is a high Alpine hiking pass of the Bernese Alps. The pass crosses the col between the peaks of Wildi Frau and Dündenhorn, at an elevation of .
The pass is traversed by a hikin ...
that links the two valleys.
References
External links
Dündenhorn on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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