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Oberaarhorn · 3,631 m · 6.4 km WSW
Lake · Canton of Berne

Oberaarsee

2,280 m7,480 ft
Area
1.52 km²
Max depth
90 m
Tonight
-8°CSnow · Wind 8 km/h NW

Oberaarsee is a lake at 2,280 m above sea level in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, 1.52 km² in area and 3.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
2,280 m
Length
3.3 km
Shoreline
7.5 km
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Lake

Oberaarsee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

3.3 km longest500 mN ↑
Shoreline
7.5 km≈1¾ h to walk around
3D map

Oberaarsee 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 5.3 × 5.3 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Oberaarsee 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

Oberaarsee elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Oberaarsee weather

Tonight · Snow · -8°C (18°F) · 1.3 mm · Wind 8 km/h NW

Oberaarsee forecast for about 2,280 m.

  • Tonight-8°1.3 mm8 km/h NW
  • Today-9°-5°11.5 mm10 km/h W
  • Sun-13°1°13.6 mm12 km/h NW
  • Mon-9°4°0.1 mm5 km/h NW
  • Tue-2°8°–4 km/h NW
  • Wed-5°3°–5 km/h NW
  • Thu-6°4°–2 km/h NW
  • Fri-9°3°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat-10°1°2.6 mm5 km/h NW
  • Sun-6°1°6.4 mm4 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 Oberaarsee

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

  • Nearest parking

    1.2 km ENE

    +2 more within 1.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Oberaar

    1.3 km ENE · +2 more within 1.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Campingplatz Nufenen

    5.9 km SE · +1 more within 7.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Stellplatz Alpenrösli

    6.0 km ENE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking1.2 km ENE
OberaarHut1.3 km ENE
Berghaus OberaarHut1.3 km ENE
Parking1.3 km ENE
Parking1.4 km ENE
BäregghütteHut1.8 km ENE
Campingplatz NufenenCampsite5.9 km SE
Stellplatz AlpenrösliCaravan site6.0 km ENE
Forest-LodgeCampsite7.7 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 5.3 × 5.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°
19.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
34.2%
Steep, 30–45°
37.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.7%
Steeper than 30°
46.5% of the 28 km² view
Relief in view
1,201 m low point 1,880 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 38.2%Grassland 29.8%Snow & ice 15.0%Water 8.4%Moss & lichen 7.3%Trees 1.3%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.7 km; 140 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Edelweiss7
  • Alpine gentian6
  • Northern Wheatear5
  • Alpine Ibex5
  • Moss Campion5
  • Yellow-billed Chough4
Where it sits

Where Oberaarsee sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Canton of Berne59Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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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)
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