Bettmerhorn, Mountain summit in Valais, Switzerland.

The Bettmerhorn is a 2,871 m summit in the Bernese Alps above Bettmeralp, in Valais. It is the southern end of the Bettmergrat, a ridge running south-southwest from the Eggishorn, dropping west to the Aletsch Glacier and east toward the Rhone valley. The rock is gneiss and mica schist of the Aarmassif's metamorphic cover, broken at the surface into a vast field of debris held together by permafrost.

The Bettmerhorn is reached by a gondola from the car-free village of Bettmeralp, itself linked by cable car to the Betten station of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. The upper station stands at 2,647 m on the south side of the summit. In 2004 the UNESCO Höhenweg was laid out along the Bettmergrat ridge, connecting the Bettmerhorn with the Eggishorn.

The Bettmerhorn lies within the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn area, declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in 2001. Since 2004 the UNESCO Höhenweg runs along the Bettmergrat from the Bettmerhorn over the summit to the Eggishorn, a high route for experienced hikers. A multimedia exhibition beside the cable-car station explains the Aletsch Glacier.

Visitors can reach the summit by taking cable cars from Betten station and then walking uphill for about 30 minutes. The route is clearly marked and does not require special climbing gear, though you should be prepared for mountain conditions and weather changes.

The summit cross stands at 2,786 m, about 20 minutes on foot with wooden steps from the cable car station at 2,647 m. The 2004 UNESCO high trail then follows the Bettmergrat ridge over the summit to the Eggishorn, for sure-footed hikers only.