Stockhorn

Stockhorn
North side
Highest point
Elevation	2,190 m (7,190 ft)
Prominence	399 m (1,309 ft) [1]
Isolation	9.1 km (5.7 mi) [2]
Parent peak	Schafberg
Coordinates	46°41′38″N 7°32′15″E / 46.69389°N 7.53750°ECoordinates: 46°41′38″N 7°32′15″E / 46.69389°N 7.53750°E
Geography
Stockhorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Bern, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps
Climbing
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 2,190 m (7,190 ft) 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 1,650 m [5,410 ft] high) and the Hinterstockensee (around 1,550 m [5,090 ft] 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.

See also

• List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport

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.

External links

• Stockhorn on Hikr