The Altels (3,629 m) is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

of the

Bernese Alps , topo_map= Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo , photo=BerneseAlps.jpg , photo_caption=The Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau , country= Switzerland , subdivision1_type= Cantons , subdivision1= , parent= Western Alps , borders_on= , ...

, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

. It is situated in the

Balmhorn The Balmhorn (3,698 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Berne and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob ...

massif, approximately halfway between

Kandersteg Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mount ...

and

Leukerbad Leukerbad (french: Loèche-les-Bains, Walliser German: ''Leiggerbad'', although locally known as ''Baadu'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4t ...

. Although its south side is in

, the mountain lies within the

Aar AAR or Aar may refer to: Geography *Aar, a river in Switzerland, tributary of the Rhine * Aar (Lahn), a tributary of Lahn river in Germany, descending from the Taunus mountains *Aar (Dill), a tributary of Dill river in Germany, also in the basi ...

basin. File:Altelsgedenktafel.jpg, Altels memorial File:Altels - Sunnbüel (valo139).jpg, Seen from the Sunbüel

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Altels on Hikr
Mountains of Switzerland Bernese Alps Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Valais Mountains of the canton of Bern Bern–Valais border {{Valais-geo-stub