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Mountain

Nesthorn

Located in Naters, Brig District Coordinates: 46°24′47″ N 7°55′34″ E

Nesthorn
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Map showing the location of Nesthorn Nesthorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,820 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Baltschieder
5.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00

About Nesthorn

Nesthorn is a mountain. Location: Naters, Brig District. Elevation: 3,820 m.

From Wikipedia

The Nesthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is located in the Swiss canton of Valais north of Brig. The mountain lies between the Oberaletsch Glacier on the north and east side and the Gredetschtal on the south side. It is part of the subrange of the Bernese Alps that culminates at the Aletschhorn. The Nesthorn was first ascended from Belalp in 1865 by B. George and H. Mortimer, with Christian Almer and his son.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
658 m

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • No. 96 of 7660 mountains in Switzerland by elevation
  • 158 sights and natural places within 10 km Gredetschgletscher, Gredetschgletscher

Nearest towns and villages

  • Baltschieder Municipality, Visp District
    5.4 km SW
  • Blatten Municipality, Raron District
    5.9 km NW
  • Naters Town, Naters
    11 km SE
  • Belalp Village, Naters
    5.9 km SE
  • Bäll Village, Naters
    6 km SE
  • Riederalp Municipality, Raron District
    8.9 km SE

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