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The Altels (3,630 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between Kandersteg and Leukerbad.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Altels
Mountain.image
Altels von Westen.jpg
Mountain.image_caption
Western face of the Altels
Mountain.elevation_m
3630
Mountain.prominence_m
100
Mountain.parent_peak
Balmhorn
Mountain.map
Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland
Mountain.label_position
right
Mountain.location
Bern/Valais Switzerland
Mountain.range
Bernese Alps

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Elevation
3630
Image
Altels von Westen.jpg
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Commons category
Altels
topographic prominence
100
parent peak
Balmhorn
topographic isolation
0.92
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The Altels (3,630 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between Kandersteg and Leukerbad.

Although its south side is in Valais, the mountain lies within the Aar basin.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Altels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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