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Axalphorn

BrienzBrienzwilerCanton of Bern mountain stubsMountains of SwitzerlandMountains of the Alps
Mountains of the canton of BernTwo-thousanders of Switzerland
ETH BIB Axalphorn, Oltschiburg, Schwarzhorn v. W. aus 3000 m Inlandflüge LBS MH01 005731
ETH BIB Axalphorn, Oltschiburg, Schwarzhorn v. W. aus 3000 m Inlandflüge LBS MH01 005731

Axalphorn (locally, Axalphoren) is a peak of the Bernese Oberland, at an altitude of 2321 m. The summit is on the municipal border between Brienz and Brienzwiler. The Axalp ski resort is on the northern slope of Axalphorn. On the Axalphorn ridge, west of the summit, is the Axalp-Ebenfluh installation of the Swiss Air Force. Installed in 1942, it is the site of the yearly live fire demonstration.

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ETH BIB Axalphorn, Oltschiburg, Schwarzhorn v. W. aus 3000 m Inlandflüge LBS MH01 005731
ETH BIB Axalphorn, Oltschiburg, Schwarzhorn v. W. aus 3000 m Inlandflüge LBS MH01 005731
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