Balmhorn Hut
Balmhornhütte SAC refuge |
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location | on Wildelsigen; Canton of Bern , Switzerland ; Valley location: Kandersteg | |
Mountain range | Bernese Alps | |
Geographical location: | 619.27 thousand / 144481 | |
Altitude | 1955 m above sea level M. | |
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owner | SAC - Altels section | |
Construction type | Refuge | |
Usual opening times | Attended on weekends from June to September | |
accommodation | 20 beds | |
Web link | Site of the hut | |
Hut directory | SAC |
The Balmhornhütte is a mountain hut belonging to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . It is below the Balmhorngletschers and Balmhorn -Nordwand at an altitude of 1955 m above sea level. M. on a pulpit that offers wonderful views of the Gastern Valley .
The hut can be reached from Kandersteg (train station) in around 3 hours (approx. 750 meters difference in altitude). From Gasternholz ( 1367 m ) the ascent takes place on a narrow and sometimes quite exposed mountain path. The Balmhornhütte is an ideal base for the ascent to the Gasternspitze ( 2821 m ) and the Wildelsiggrat .
The Balmhornhütte is mostly unmanaged, in summer it is occasionally run by volunteer hut owners.
Signpost to the Balmhornhütte in the Gasterntal
history
In 1902 a wooden hut with 12 places was built on Wildelsigen.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SAC Club hut album 1928/1931 , 1937/1946 supplemented, graphic arts institution Brunner & Cie. A.-G., Zurich