Stockhorn Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Chänelpass (1,791 m).
  2. Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Drunengalm.