Oeschinen Lake

Formed long ago after a rock fall, the Oeschinen Lake above Kandersteg is particularly worthy of being called a mountain lake. To the east and the south, the steep rock faces of the Blüemlisalp, Oeschinenhorn, Fründenhorn and Doldenhorn – all three-thousand-metre peaks – reach nearly all the way down to the lake surface. The lake is fed from glacial streams and drains through a subterranean outlet into the Oeschibach River.