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Oltschiburg, Brienz, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
OltschiburgMountain
BrienzMunicipality
Interlaken-OberhasliAdministrative District
BernCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 42' 57'' North , 8° 4' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brienzwiler580 (2013)4.2km
Brienz2,899 (2013)5.3km
Meiringen4,652 (2013)8.4km
Iseltwald394 (2013)8.8km
Lungern1,921 (2013)9.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
434360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434360:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Oltschikopf; Oltschenalp; Oltschialp; Oltscherenalp


The Oltschiburg is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland. It lies on the chain that lies north of the Grosse Scheidegg and that culminates at the Schwarzhorn. The closest locality is Axalp. The elevation of Oltschiburg is at 2237 meters (ca. 7,339 feet) with a Prominence of 1010 feet (ca. 308 m).

Fluorite and calcite crystals occur in clefts in a limestone.

Some of the occurrences are on the area of the neighbouring municipality Brienzwiler - see Oltschiburg (south slope).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oltschiburg
Wikidata ID:Q8527715

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