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Photo locations · Bernese Oberland · Switzerland
Männlichen: sunset photography forecast
At 2,225 m you stand directly opposite the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. The important thing to understand here is that the best light is usually behind you: the sun sets to the west while the alpenglow burns on the peaks to the south-east. The other important thing is the last cable car, which normally leaves before the light happens.
Will tomorrow's sunset be worth it?
Simplified forecast from the open model run. The full forecast — a second model, your exact viewpoint, the hourly cloud timeline — is in the app.
Sky colors
Golden hour
Sunset
Light corridor: blocked
Why: Thick cloud along the sun's path is likely to stop the low light.
- Light path: blocked (60% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
- Sun: likely hidden. You're above the low cloud (2130 m), but a solid mid-level deck (87%) sits over it; the sun stays screened from above.
Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud
Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunset.
Will Tuesday's sunset be worth it?
Simplified forecast from the open model run. The full forecast — a second model, your exact viewpoint, the hourly cloud timeline — is in the app.
Sky colors
Golden hour
Sunset
Light corridor: partly open
Why: Some cloud sits along the sun's path, so light may get through only in places.
- Light path: partly blocked (48% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
- Sun: likely hidden. You're above the low cloud (2130 m), but a solid mid-level deck (98%) sits over it; the sun stays screened from above.
Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud
Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunset.
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For photographers: shooting Männlichen
Best months
Summer into autumn, and especially the first snow on the high peaks while the valley is still green.
Suggested focal lengths
16–35 mm for the whole peak group; 70–200 mm for individual faces as the pink light moves down them
Composition
Frame the wall first and let the foreground ridge anchor the bottom. Keep shooting after the sun is down — the best colour on the peaks arrives late.
Recommended arrival
On the ridge at least an hour before sunset, and only if you have sorted the descent.
Access planning
Gondola from Grindelwald or cable car from Wengen, then the Royal Walk toward the summit. Standard descents finish around 17:00–17:30, so staying for sunset usually means a night at Berghaus Männlichen.
Parking: Grindelwald or Wengen valley stations
Approach: Cable car plus the Royal Walk, roughly 20 minutes uphill