Finsteraarhorn · 4,274 m · 16 km SSE

Lake · Canton of Berne

Bachalpsee

2,261 m7,418 ft

Area: 0.10 km²
Tonight: -5°CSnow · Wind 13 km/h W

Bachalpsee is a lake at 2,261 m above sea level in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, 0.10 km² in area and 0.7 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 2,261 m
Length: 0.7 km
Shoreline: 2.1 km

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Lake

Bachalpsee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 2.1 km≈30 min to walk around

3D map

Bachalpsee 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Bachalpsee terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Bachalpsee elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Bachalpsee weather

Tonight · Snow · -5°C (23°F) · 1.8 mm · Wind 13 km/h W

Bachalpsee forecast for about 2,261 m.

Tonight-5°1.8 mm13 km/h W
Today-5°-1°9.7 mm8 km/h SW
Sun-3°7°10.2 mm19 km/h SW
Mon-3°6°–6 km/h SW
Tue1°12°–2 km/h NW
Wed0°4°1.8 mm3 km/h NE
Thu0°6°–3 km/h N
Fri0°6°–5 km/h W
Sat-1°5°2.0 mm6 km/h W
Sun-3°0°13.2 mm5 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Bachalpsee

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Bachalpsee, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest hut
Alp Tschingelfeld
2.2 km NE · +2 more within 6.9 km
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Nearest parking
Grindelwald-First
4.5 km SW · +2 more within 4.4 km
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Nearest campsite
Eigernordwand
5.2 km S · +2 more within 5.7 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Alp TschingelfeldHut	2.2 km NE
Berghaus MänndlenenHut	4.0 km W
Parking	4.1 km SSW
Parking	4.4 km S
Grindelwald-FirstParking	4.5 km SW
EigernordwandCampsite	5.2 km S
Camping Sand GrindelwaldCampsite	5.6 km S
Camping HoldrioCampsite	5.7 km S
NeurütiHut	6.9 km N

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

16.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.0%

Steep, 30–45°

31.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.4%

Steeper than 30°: 39.8% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 1,039 m low point 1,692 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 84.0%Bare rock / sparse 8.6%Trees 2.9%Moss & lichen 2.3%Snow & ice 1.5%Water 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2 km of Bachalpsee.

Summit list 4

1Reeti2,757 m 0.9 km WSW
2Simelihorn2,749 m 1.1 km W
3Esel2,687 m 1.4 km W
4Faulhorn2,681 m 1.8 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 224 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine Marmot28
Monk's-hood26
European Common Frog23
Bavarian gentian20
Spiniest thistle19
Moss Campion18

Where it sits

Where Bachalpsee sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

MittelhornPeak · 3,702 m8.7 km ESE

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGBachalpsee satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Bachalpsee

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