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