Isolation 9.1 km (5.7 mi) Easiest route Cable car Prominence 399 m Parent range Bernese Alps | Location Bern, Switzerland Elevation 2,190 m Parent peak Schafberg Mountain range Alps, Bernese Alps | |
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Similar Niesen, Niederhorn, Gantrisch, Schreckhorn, Schilthorn | ||
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.
Map of Stockhorn, 3762 Oberstocken, Switzerland
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.