Jegihoren
- 8,563 ft
- summit
Jegihoren is a mountain in Bern, Switzerland, with its summit at about 8,560 ft (2,610 m) above sea level. Mapped trails that come within about half a mile of the top include Gespaltenhorn_Normalweg_WS+. The nearest town is Gimmelwald, about 3.6 miles southwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Bütlasse, Vorderi Bütlasse and Gspaltenhorn. Weschbächli and Sprutz are within about 3 miles. For camping, Rütti and Breithorn are within about 6 miles. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 53°F (12°C) and lows about 35°F (2°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 15°F (-9°C) and lows about 2°F (-17°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in May, the wettest month, and about 14 days in January, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 8,563 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Jegihoren. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Jegihoren
How tall is Jegihoren?
8,563 ft (2,610 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Jegihoren?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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Dom14,915 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route30 mi awayPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- Gespaltenhorn_Normalweg_WS+Hiking0.4 mi
BütlasseSummitPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi
GspaltenhornSummitPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
Gspaltenhornhütte SACHut campingPhoto: Jean-Louis Pitteloud, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- MoränenwegHiking1.4 mi
- RotstockhütteHut camping1.8 mi
StaubbachfallWaterfallPhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6 mi
PochtenfallWaterfallPhoto: 57mwy3012, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
GspaltenhornSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
MutthornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: 987micro, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wild AndristSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Wildi FrauSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
SchilthornSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Schilthornbahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Zahm AndristSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Superpoor, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)BütlasseSummit · Next doorPhoto: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
TschingelspitzSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
HundsflueSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
HundshornSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ponte, CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Gespaltenhorn_Normalweg_WS+Hiking · Next door
Gspaltenhornhütte SACHut camping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jean-Louis Pitteloud, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jungfrau: Rottalhutte SAC trail to 10,400 ft (from Stechelberg)Mountaineering · ~7 min drivePhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- RüttiCamping · ~7 min drive
MürrenbachfallWaterfall · ~7 min drivePhoto: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Jegihoren
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
15° / 2°
14 wet
Feb
19° / 3°
14 wet
Mar
25° / 9°
15 wet
Apr
30° / 16°
17 wet
May
39° / 23°
19 wet
Jun
47° / 30°
18 wet
Jul
53° / 35°
17 wet
Aug
52° / 35°
16 wet
Sep
46° / 29°
15 wet
Oct
38° / 21°
15 wet
Nov
25° / 10°
15 wet
Dec
16° / 3°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 8,196 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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