Niesen

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Niesen is a prominent pyramid-shaped mountain in the Swiss Alps overlooking Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland.

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Niesen canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
alsoKnownAs Niesen-Kulm
Swiss Pyramid
category Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of the Alps
linked to: Alps

Two-thousanders of Switzerland
country Switzerland
elevation 2362 m
2362 metres
funicularLowerStationLocatedIn Mülenen
funicularOpened 1910
funicularType funicular railway
funicularUpperStationLocatedAt Niesen Kulm
linked to: Niesen-Kulm
hasFunicular Niesenbahn
hasGeographicCoordinates approximately 46.6°N 7.7°E
hasHotel mountain hotel at Niesen Kulm
hasObservationPlatform viewing terrace at Niesen Kulm
hasRailwayStation Mülenen Niesenbahn station
hasRestaurant mountain-top restaurant at Niesen Kulm
hasStairway Niesen stairway
hasSummit Niesen Kulm
linked to: Niesen-Kulm
locatedIn Bernese Oberland
canton of Bern
mountainRange Bernese Alps
nearestMajorCity Interlaken
Thun
offersViewOf Bernese Alps
Lake Thun
overlooks Lake Thun
parentPeak Finsteraarhorn
partOf Swiss Alps
photoSubject frequently photographed mountain in Bernese Oberland
prominence 1695 m
1695 metres
shape pyramid-shaped
stairwayClaim one of the longest stairways in the world
stairwayEvent annual Niesenlauf stair run
stairwayNumberOfSteps 11674
stairwayPublicAccess normally closed to the public
summitAccessibleBy funicular
hiking trails
tourism popular excursion mountain
visibleFrom Lake Thun
Spiez
Thun

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