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Brienzer Rothorn · 2,349 m · 8.9 km NE
Lake · Canton of Berne

Lake Brienz

566 m1,857 ft
Area
30 km²
Max depth
260 m
Tonight
6°CLight rain · Wind 14 km/h W

Lake Brienz is a lake at 566 m above sea level in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, 30 km² in area and 14.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
566 m
Length
14.0 km
Shoreline
38.0 km
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3D map

Lake Brienz 3D map

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Topographic map

Lake Brienz topographic map

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Brienz elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Lake

Lake Brienz in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

14.0 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
38.0 km≈9½ h to walk around
Weather

Lake Brienz weather

Tonight · Light rain · 6°C (43°F) · 1.5 mm · Wind 14 km/h W

Lake Brienz forecast for about 566 m.

  • Tonight6°1.5 mm14 km/h W
  • Today5°8°9.2 mm10 km/h W
  • Sun8°16°15.6 mm19 km/h SW
  • Mon8°16°–4 km/h W
  • Tue11°22°–2 km/h NW
  • Wed10°15°1.8 mm3 km/h NE
  • Thu10°16°–3 km/h N
  • Fri10°17°–5 km/h W
  • Sat9°15°2.0 mm6 km/h W
  • Sun7°11°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 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Brienz

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.2 km ESE

    +2 more within 1.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping du Lac

    1.6 km ESE · +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Wyssenfluhhütte

    2.6 km WNW · +2 more within 4.3 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.2 km ESE
Parking1.2 km ESE
Parking1.3 km ESE
Camping du LacCampsite1.6 km ESE
WyssenfluhhütteHut2.6 km WNW
Camping au lac, RinggenbergCampsite3.0 km WSW
TalackerCampsite3.4 km WSW
TenihüttliHut3.7 km W
BalmhütteHut4.3 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 16 × 16 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
31.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
30.8%
Steep, 30–45°
30.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
7.5%
Steeper than 30°
37.7% of the 256 km² view
Relief in view
2,344 m low point 558 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 45.8%Trees 36.2%Water 11.8%Bare rock / sparse 3.9%Built-up 1.7%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.0 km of Lake Brienz.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Augstmatthorn2,137 m 3.7 km WNW
  2. 2Furggenhoren2,170 m 4.4 km S
  3. 3Schwabhoren2,374 m 4.8 km SSE
  4. 4Roteflue2,296 m 4.9 km S
  5. 5Faulhorn2,681 m 6.0 km SSE
  6. 6Indri Sägissa2,462 m 6.3 km S
  7. 7Hohtissel2,500 m 6.4 km SSE
  8. 8Esel2,687 m 6.8 km SSE
  9. 9Simelihorn2,749 m 7.0 km SSE
Where it sits

Where Lake Brienz sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Canton of Berne59Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia