Bernese Alps in the wide meaning

The Bernese Alps in the wide meaning (in German Berner Alpen i.w.S., in French Alpes Bernoises D.l.s.l.) are a mountain range in the northwestern part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland.

The range covers parts of several Swiss cantons: Bern, Vaud, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, Nidwalden and Obwalden.

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

Main part = Western Alps Major sector = North Western Alps Section = Bernese Alps i.t.w.m. code = I/B-12

Urner Alps (in German Urner Alpen) - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.I; Bernese Alps s.s. (in German Berner Alpen i.e.S.) - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.II; Vaud Alps - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.III.

Swiss official cartography (Swiss Federal Office of Topography - Swisstopo); on-line version: map.geo.admin.ch

Location: Switzerland.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.