The Männlichen () is a
mountain
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in the
Swiss Alps
The Alps, Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main Physica ...
located within the
Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern, or Berne (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the c ...
.
It can be reached from
Wengen by the
Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway, or from the new (December 2019) Grindelwald Terminal station
[BOB website - was to have been called Rottenegg station in the 2015 Plan] using the
Grindelwald–Männlichen gondola cableway (GM). It then takes 15 minutes to walk to the summit. It is a popular viewpoint over the
Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen () is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district), Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Swi ...
valley and a popular start location for hikers and
skiers.
See also
*
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
Männlichen on Hikr
Bernese Oberland
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Switzerland
Cable cars in Switzerland
Tourist attractions in the Canton of Bern
Mountains of the canton of Bern
Two-thousanders of Switzerland
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