Glaciers in the Bernese Alps
Alpine Glaciers
This collection features the icy giants of the Bernese Alps, anchored by the Great Aletsch Glacier, the largest ice flow in the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The list spans from massive plateau glaciers like Tsanfleuron to high-altitude hanging glaciers on the Eiger and Jungfrau massifs. These formations define the region's rugged topography, feeding major river systems and providing access to technical mountaineering routes and high-altitude hiking trails across the cantons of Bern and Valais.
A Aletsch Glacier
The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps.
Eigergletscher
Situated on the western flank of the Eiger, this glacier is a primary stop on the Jungfrau Railway and the starting point for the Eiger Trail hiking route.
C Upper Grindelwald Glacier
The Upper Grindelwald Glacier is one of the two valley glaciers near Grindelwald on the northern side of the Bernese Alps, in the canton of…
Giessengletscher
A hanging glacier located on the northern slopes of the Jungfrau massif in the Canton of Bern.
Wildstrubel Glacier
The Wildstrubel Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais, on the eastern slopes of the…
Lang Glacier
The Lang Glacier is a 6.6 km long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
G Grindelwald-Fiescherfirn
Also known as the Eismeer, or Sea of Ice, this glacier is located in the Bernese Alps and serves as a major tributary to the Grindelwald glacial system.
Üsser Talgletscher
A glacier located in the Lötschental region of the Bernese Alps.
Inner Talgletscher
A small glacier situated in the high-altitude terrain of the Bernese Alps.
Balmhorngletscher
Located on the northern slope of the Balmhorn mountain within the municipality of Kandersteg.
Tälligletscher
A glacier situated near the Wildstrubel massif in the Bernese Alps.
Steghorngletscher
A high-altitude glacier located near the Steghorn peak in the Bernese Oberland.
Doldenhorn Glacier
Situated on the slopes of the Doldenhorn mountain above Kandersteg.
Glacier de Tsanfleuron
An expansive plateau glacier located near the Sanetsch Pass on the border between the cantons of Valais and Vaud.
Geltengletscher
A small glacier located in the Wildhorn region that feeds the Geltenbach waterfalls.
Glacier de Wildhorn / Glacier de Téné
Glacial ice flows located on the flanks of the Wildhorn, the highest peak in the western Bernese Alps.
Wetterlückengletscher
A glacier located near the Wetterlücke pass, which connects the Lauterbrunnen and Lötschental valleys.
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