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Niesen
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The Niesen is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit of the mountain is in elevation.

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Mountain.name
Niesen
Mountain.photo
Niesen2.jpg
Mountain.photo_size
285
Mountain.photo_caption
The Niesen from Wimmis
Mountain.elevation_m
2362
Mountain.prominence_m
407
Mountain.isolation_km
2.3
Mountain.parent_peak
Albristhorn
Mountain.map
Switzerland
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Switzerland
Mountain.location
Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Mountain.range
Bernese Alps
Mountain.easiest_route
Niesenbahn

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Elevation
2362
Official website
www.niesen.ch/en
Image
Mountain Niesen - View from Merligen Thunersee.jpg
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Commons category
Niesen
topographic prominence
407
topographic isolation
2.3
native label
Niesen
Commons gallery
Mount Niesen
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The Niesen is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit of the mountain is in elevation.

It overlooks Lake Thun, in the Bernese Oberland region, and forms the northern end of a ridge that stretches north from the Albristhorn and Mannliflue, separating the Simmental and Kandertal valleys.

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