The Schynige Platte is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Highlands and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. The mountain range consists of three peaks: Gumihorn, Tuba, and the closest summit next to the viewpoint, Geiss. The viewpoint lies at an altitude of about 2,000 metres (7,000 ft), at the western end of a prominent ridge of the Schwarzhorn group, which separates the valley of the Schwarze Lütschine from Lake Brienz.
Schynige Platte view (the railway station is visible)
Schynige Platte from the south, with the railway station at the left (western) end of the ridge, and the Oberberghorn and Loucherhorn to the right.
View from the Schynige Platte over the Bödeli and Interlaken, with the Thunersee to the left and the Brienzersee to the right.
View from the Schynige Platte up the valley of the Schwarze Lütschine, with the Wetterhorn, Mettenberg, Schreckhorn and Finsteraarhorn behind.
The Jungfrau, at 4,158 meters (13,642 ft) is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, located between the northern canton of Bern and the southern canton of Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall of mountains overlooking the Bernese Oberland and the Swiss Plateau, one of the most distinctive sights of the Swiss Alps.
Northern wall
The Jungfrau and the valley of Lauterbrunnen from Interlaken
View over of the Aletsch Glacier and Concordia from the summit of the Jungfrau
The summit from near the Rottalsattel. Note the climbers on the left
