The Rhône valley separates it from the Pennine Alps in the south; the Furka Pass , St Gotthard Pass and the upper Rhône valley separate it from the Lepontine Alps in the south-east; the Reuss valley separates it from the Glarus Alps in the east; the northern edge is not so well defined, roughly a line from Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne .
The Bernese Alps are drained by the river Aar and its tributary Saane in the north, the Rhône in the south and the Reuss in the east.
The chief Peak s of the Bernese Alps are:
| Name | Elevation
| | Finsteraarhorn | 4275 M | 14,026 ft
| | Aletschhorn | 4182 m | 13,721 ft
| | Jungfrau | 4166 m | 13,669 ft
| | Mönch | 4105 m | 13,468 ft
| | Grosses Schreckhorn | 4080 m | 13,386 ft
| | Grosses Fiescherhorn | 4049 m | 13,285 ft
| | Eiger | 3975 m | 13,042 ft
| | Bietschhorn | 3953 m | 12,970 ft
| | Gross Wannehorn | 3905 m | 12,812 ft
| | Gross Nesthorn | 3820 m | 12,533 ft
| | Lauterbrunnen Breithorn | 3779 m | 12,399 ft
| | Balmhorn | 3711 m | 12,176 ft
| | Wetterhorn Mittelhorn | 3708 m | 12,166 ft
| | Wetterhorn Jungfrau | 3703 m | 12,149 ft
| | Silberhorn | 3695 m | 12,122 ft
| | Wetterhorn Rosenhorn | 3691 m | 12,110 ft
| | Blümlisalphorn | 3671 m | 12,044 ft
| | Gross Doldenhorn | 3647 m | 11,966 ft
| | Atels | 3636 m | 11,930 ft
| | Dammastock | 3633 m | 11,920 ft
| | Galenstock | 3597 m | 11,802 ft
| | Sustenhorn | 3512 m | 11,523 ft
| | Gspaltenhorn | 3442 m | 11,293 ft
| | Fleckistock | 3418 m | 11,214 ft
| | Gross Hühnerstock | 3348 m | 10,985 ft
| | Ewigschneehorn | 3331 m | 10,929 ft
| | Ritzlihorn | 3282 m | 10,768 ft
| | Wildhorn | 3264 m | 10,709 ft
| | Wildstrubel | 3253 m | 10,673 ft
| | Diablerets | 3246 m | 10,650 ft
| | Titlis | 3239 m | 10,627 ft
| | Gross Spannort | 3205 m | 10,516 ft
| | Wellhorn | 3196 m | 10,486 ft
| | Mettenberg | 3107 m | 10,194 ft
| | Löffelhorn | 3098 m | 10,165 ft
| | Grand Muveran | 3061 m | 10,043 ft
| | Gross Wendenstock | 3044 m | 9987 ft
| | Sparrhorn | 3026 m | 9928 ft
| | Torrenthorn | 3003 m | 9853 ft
| | Grande Dent De Morcles | 2980 m | 9777 ft
| | Schilthorn | 2973 m | 9754 ft
| | Eggishorn | 2934 m | 9626 ft
| | Uri Rothstock | 2932 m | 9620 ft
| | Schwarzhorn Grindelwald | 2930 m | 9613 ft
| | Gross Siedelhorn | 2881 m | 9452 ft
| | Albristhorn | 2764 m | 9069 ft
| | Röthihorn | 2759 m | 9052 ft
| | Faulhorn | 2683 m | 8803 ft
| | Gummfluh | 2461 m | 8074 ft
| | Sulegg | 2412 m | 7914 ft
| | Vanil Noir | 2395 m | 7858 ft
| | Niesen | 2366 m | 7763 ft
| | Brienzer Rothorn | 2351 m | 7714 ft
| | Tour D'Aï | 2334 m | 7658 ft
| | Hohgant | 2202 m | 7225 ft
| | Stockhorn | 2192 m | 7192 ft
| | Kaiseregg | 2189 m | 7182 ft
| | Mount Pilatus Tomlishorn | 2132 m | 6995 ft
| | Chamossaire | 2116 m | 6943 ft
| | Gemmenalphorn | 2064 m | 6772 ft
| | Rochers De Naye | 1740 m | 5710 ft
| | Moléson | 2006 m | 6582 ft
| | Dent de Jaman | 1879 m | 6165 ft
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The chief Passes of the Bernese Alps are:
| Mountain pass | location | type | elevation
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| Lauitor | Lauterbrunnen to the Eggishorn | snow | 3700 m | 12,140 ft
| | Mönchjoch | Grindelwald to the Eggishorn | snow | 3560 m | 11,680 ft
| | Jungfraujoch | Wengernalp to the Eggishorn | snow | 3470 m | 11,385 ft
| | Strahlegg Pass | Grindelwald to the Grimsel Pass | snow | 3351 m | 10,995 ft
| | Grünhornlücke | Great Aletsch Glacier to the Fiescher Glacier | snow | 3305 m | 10,844 ft
| | Oberaarjoch | Grimsel to the Eggishorn | snow | 3233 m | 10,607 ft
| | Gauli Pass | Grimsel to Meiringen | snow | 3206 m | 10,519 ft
| | Petersgrat | Lauterbrunnen to the Lötschental | snow | 3205 m | 10,516 ft
| | Lötschenlücke | Lötschental to the Eggishorn | snow | 3204 m | 10,512 ft
| | Lauteraarsattel | Grindelwald to the Grimsel | snow | 3156 m | 10,355 ft
| | Beichgrat | Lötschental to the Belalp | snow | 3136 m | 10,289 ft
| | Lammernjoch | Lenk to the Gemmi | snow | 3132 m | 10,276 ft
| | Triftlimmi | Rhone Glacier to the Gadmental | snow | 3109 m | 10,200 ft
| | Sustenlimmi | Stein Alp to Göschenen | snow | 3103 m | 10,181 ft
| | Gamchilucke | Kiental to Lauterbrunnen | snow | 2833 m | 9295 ft
| | Tschiugel Pass | Lauterbrunnen to Kandersteg | snow | 2824 m | 9265 ft
| | Hohtürli Pass | Kandersteg to the Kiental | foot path | 2707 m | 8882 ft
| | Lötschen Pass | Kandersteg to the Lötschental | snow | 2695 m | 8842 ft
| | Sefinenfurgge | Lauterbrunnen to the Kiental | foot path | 2616 m | 8583 ft
| | Wendenjoch | Engelberg to the Gadmental | snow | 2604 m | 8544 ft
| | Furtwangsattel | Guttannen to the Gadmental | foot path | 2558 m | 8393 ft
| | Furka Pass | Rhône Glacier to Andermatt | road | 2436 m | 7992 ft
| | Rawil Pass | Sion to Lenk Im Simmental | bridle path | 2415 m | 7924 ft
| | Gemmi Pass | Kandersteg to Leukerbad | bridle path | 2329 m | 7641 ft
| | Surenen Pass | Engelberg to Altdorf | foot path | 2305 m | 7563 ft
| | Susten Pass | Meiringen to Wassen | road | 2262 m | 7422 ft
| | Sanetsch Pass | Sion to Saanen | bridle path | 2234 m | 7331 ft
| | Joch Pass | Meiringen to Engelberg | bridle path | 2215 m | 7267 ft
| | Grimsel Pass | Meiringen to the Rhone Glacier | road | 2164 m | 7100 ft
| | Kleine Scheidegg | Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen | path, railway | 2064 m | 6772 ft
| | Col De Cheville | Sion to Bex | bridle path | 2049 m | 6723 ft
| | Grosse Scheidegg | Grindelwald to Meiringen | bridle path | 1967 m | 6454 ft
| | Col De Jaman | Montreux to Montbovon | mule path
railway tunnel | 1516 m | 4974 ft
| | Brünig Pass | Meiringen to Lucerne | road, railway | 1035 m | 3396 ft
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