Mettenberg

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The Mettenberg (also spelled Mättenberg) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. It lies north of the Schreckhorn and forms a huge buttress of the Schreckhorn range.

Mettenberg
The Mettenberg from Grindelwald Dorfstrasse. The station of Pfingstegg is visible between the forest and the cliffs.
Highest point
Elevation3,104 m (10,184 ft)
Prominence54 m (177 ft)[1]
Parent peakFinsteraarhorn
Coordinates46°36′30.7″N 8°4′44″E / 46.608528°N 8.07889°E / 46.608528; 8.07889
Geography
Mettenberg is located in Switzerland
Mettenberg
Mettenberg
Location in Switzerland
LocationBern, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

From Grindelwald, an aerial tramway goes as high as Pfingstegg (1,387 m), which is situated below the first cliffs of the mountain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located south of the summit at 3,050 metres.
  2. ^ Swisstopo maps
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