Guggershorn (or Guggershörnli) is a nagelfluh mountain (1283 m a.s.l.)[1] with a conspicuous summit rock in the Bernese Prealps, northeast above Guggisberg in Switzwrland.[2]
| Guggershörnli | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,283 m above the sea (4,209 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.55 km → Schwendelberg |
| Listing | Aussichtsplattform |
| Coordinates | 46°46′12″N 7°20′03″E / 46.7700°N 7.3343°E |
| Geography | |
  Guggershörnli | |
In 1828, the Sternenwirt Blaser built a staircase on the summit rock as a tourist attraction. The Guggershorn with its viewing platform and panorama board has been a popular excursion destination ever since.[3]
In culture edit
Guggershorn has become famous as the setting of the Guggisberglied, Swiss folk song.
Gallery edit
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Guggershorn seen from Schwendelberg. -
The western panorama of the Guggershorn. -
The eastern panorama of the Guggershorn with the Schwendelberg. -
Guggershörnli and Guggisberg from the Pfyffe (in the southeast) -
Stairs -
Viewing platform
References edit
- ^ "Guggershorn". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Guggershorn". Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Landeskunde, Zentralkommission für Bibliographie der Schweizerischen (1893). Bibliographie der schweizerischen Landeskunde: unter Mitwirkung der hohen Bundesbehörden, eidgenössischer und kantonaler Amtsstellen und zahlreicher Gelehrter (in German). K. J. Wyss.