Stockhorn | |
Photo Size: | 285 |
Elevation M: | 2190 |
Prominence M: | 399 |
Prominence Ref: | [1] |
Isolation Km: | 9.1 |
Isolation Ref: | [2] |
Parent Peak: | Schafberg |
Map: | Switzerland |
Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
Range: | Bernese Alps |
Coordinates: | 46.6939°N 7.5375°W |
Easiest Route: | Cable car |
The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental.
The Stockhorn is 2190m (7,190feet) high and is accessible via cable car from Erlenbach. It has a restaurant at the top and is a good starting point for many hikes. There is good fishing in the two lakes right below the Stockhorn, the Oberstockensee (around 1650m (5,410feet) high) and the Hinterstockensee (around 1550m (5,090feet) high). There is a subterranean water connection between the two lakes.
From the top the view includes many of the surrounding Alps; the Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Schreckhorn, along with the valley of the Aare river, Thun and Lake Thun, Interlaken and the Jura Mountains.