Altels

{{short description|Mountain in Switzerland}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Altels

| photo = Altels von Westen.jpg

| photo_caption = Western face of the Altels

| elevation_m = 3630

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| prominence_m = 100

| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located south-east of the summit at 3,530 metres.

| parent_peak = Balmhorn

| map = Switzerland

| map_caption = Location in Switzerland

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| label_position = right

| location = Bern/Valais Switzerland

| range = Bernese Alps

| coordinates = {{coord|46|25|43.72|N|07|40|42|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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The Altels (3,630 m) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the Balmhorn massif, approximately halfway between Kandersteg and Leukerbad.

Although its south side is in Valais, the mountain lies within the Aar basin.

File:Altelsgedenktafel.jpg|Altels memorial

File:Altels - Sunnbüel (valo139).jpg|Seen from the Sunbüel