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Niwen

Coordinates: 46°21′40.1″N 7°42′45.5″E / 46.361139°N 7.712639°E / 46.361139; 7.712639
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Niwen
Einigs Alichji
Summit cross
Highest point
Elevation2,769 m (9,085 ft)
Prominence167 m (548 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°21′40.1″N 7°42′45.5″E / 46.361139°N 7.712639°E / 46.361139; 7.712639
Geography
Niwen is located in Switzerland
Niwen
Niwen
Location in Switzerland
LocationValais, Switzerland
Parent rangeBernese Alps

The Niwen (also known as Einigs Alichji) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone in the upper canton of Valais. It lies in the massif that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the lower Lötschental and that culminates at the Ferdenrothorn.

References

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Niwenpass (2,602 m).


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