Burgfeldstand, Mountain summit in Bern, Switzerland

Burgfeldstand is a mountain summit in the Emmental Alps reaching 2063 meters (6770 feet) in elevation. The peak is connected to surrounding areas by multiple hiking routes that begin from the Niederhorn cable car base.

Burgfeldstand is the highest summit of the Güggisgrat, a ridge of the Emmental Alps above Beatenberg in the Bernese Oberland. The sources record no founding event or dated episode for the peak; it appears in documentation as a named elevation of 2063 metres and as an entry in hiking databases such as Hikr.

The name Burgfeldstand combines the Swiss German words for castle field and stand, referring to the summit's position above Beatenberg. The Güggisgrat ridge, whose highest point it is, is a hiking route marked in Swiss trail guides and logged on the hiking platform Hikr.

The climb from Niederhorn takes roughly five and a half hours covering 18 kilometers (11 miles) on foot. Weather conditions can change quickly at higher elevations, so proper gear and planning are important for a safe visit.

Burgfeldstand is the highest point of the Güggisgrat, the ridge it crowns above Beatenberg. The summit stands at 2,063 metres, and the Emmental Alps location places it in the Bernese Oberland rather than the better-known peaks near Interlaken.