Bernese Alps in the wide sense

Bernese Alps in the wide meaning
German: Berner Alpen i.w.S.
Aerial view on the Finsteraarhorn (4275m)
Highest point
Peak	Finsteraarhorn
Elevation	4,274 m (14,022 ft)
Coordinates	46°21′15″N 8°07′34″E / 46.35417°N 8.12611°E / 46.35417; 8.12611Coordinates: 46°21′15″N 8°07′34″E / 46.35417°N 8.12611°E / 46.35417; 8.12611
Geography
Bernese Alps i.w.s. (section nr. 12) within the Western Alps
Country	Switzerland
Cantons	List Bern Vaud Valais Lucerne Uri Nidwalden Obwalden
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	List Lepontine Alps Pennine Alps Graian Alps Savoy Prealps Swiss Prealps Glarus Alps i.t.w.m.
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Bernese Alps in the wide meaning (in German Berner Alpen i.w.S., in French Alpes Bernoises D.l.s.l.) are a mountain range in the northwestern part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland.

The range concerns several Swiss cantons: Bern, Vaud, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, Nidwalden and Obwalden.

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

The range is divided into three subsections:

Some notable summits of the range are:

Some notable mountain passes of the range are: