Berghotel Faulhorn
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| location | On the summit of the Faulhorn; Canton of Bern , Switzerland .; Valley location: Grindelwald | |
| Mountain range | Bernese Prealps | |
| Geographical location: | 642 918 / 169437 | |
| Altitude | 2681 m above sea level M. | |
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| Built | 1830 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | End of June to October 20th | |
| accommodation | 16 beds, 80 camps | |
| Web link | www.faulhorn.ch | |
The Berghotel Faulhorn is a privately operated, alpine refuge . It is located in the Bernese Pre-Alps a few meters below the summit of the Faulhorn ( 2681 m ).
history
In 1823 a restaurant was opened on the summit of the Faulhorn on the basis of an inn patent granted the previous year, which at that time was the highest restaurant in the Alps. The hotel building that still exists today was built in 1830.
Promotion opportunities
- The shortest ascent begins at the mountain station of the cable car that leads from Grindelwald to First ( 2167 m ). This route takes just under 2.5 hours. The ascent from Grindelwald without using an ascent aid takes about twice as long.
- From Bussalp ( 1800 m ), which can be reached by buses in summer , the Faulhorn can be reached in around 2.5 to 3 hours.
- From the mountain station of the Schynige Platte Railway ( 1987 m ) you can reach the Faulhorn in 4 to 4.5 hours.
photos
View from the First to the Faulhorn
View of the Faulhorn. Hiking route from the Schynige Platte
Evening mood on the summit of the Faulhorn
Old dining room
literature
- Ruth Michel Richter, Konrad Richter: 36 mountain hotels and mountain inns in Switzerland . Zurich 1998, ISBN 3-85932-238-9 , p. 127-132 .
- Daniel Anker: Bernese Oberland East . 6th edition. Bergverlag Rother , 2009, ISBN 978-3-7633-4012-5 , p. 82-83 .
Web links
Commons : Faulhorn - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Berghotel Faulhorn on the ETHorama platform
- Berghotel Faulhorn