Sidelhorn

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Sidelhorn
Granite blocks from the Sidelhorn summit on the mountain path from the Grimsel Pass

Granite blocks from the Sidelhorn summit on the mountain path from the Grimsel Pass

height 2764  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Bern / Valais , Switzerland
Mountains Bernese Alps
Dominance 2.05 km →  Great Sidelhorn
Notch height 125 m ↓  Triebenseelicke
Coordinates 667 037  /  156094 coordinates: 46 ° 33 '10 "  N , 8 ° 18' 46"  O ; CH1903:  667 037  /  156094
Sidelhorn (Canton of Bern)
Sidelhorn
Summit cross on the Sidelhorn.  In the background Tieralplistock, Gärstenhörner, Dammastock and Galenstock.

Summit cross on the Sidelhorn. In the background Tieralplistock, Gärstenhörner, Dammastock and Galenstock .

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The Sidelhorn ( 2764  m above sea level ) is a mountain in the massif of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland . It lies on the border between the cantons of Valais and Bern and on the main European watershed .

The summit can be reached on foot from the Grimsel Pass . From the summit you can enjoy a wide panoramic view of the Bernese and Valais Alps and the glaciers and lakes of the Grimsel region.

View from the Sidelhorn: Left Oberaar Glacier and Trübenensee , right Unteraar Glacier and Grimselsee . Mountain peaks: Finsteraarhorn , Schreckhorn and Lauteraarhorn .