Gorner Glacier

The Gorner Glacier is a valley found on the west side of the Monte Rosa massif close to in the canton of Valais, . It is about 12.4 km long and 1 to 1.5 km wide.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,838 metres
  • Description: glacier in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Gormer”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rote Nase and Hohtälli.

Peak
Photo: SteGrifo27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Swiss , located east of the in . The summit is 3,251 m above sea level. It is located to the Southeast of the town of , and features several ungroomed ski runs leading down the mountain.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , located southeast of in the canton of . It lies on the range that separates the from the Gorner Glacier, between the and the .

Mountain hut
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The is a mountain hut located near on the Monte Rosa massif and above the Grenzgletscher sitting on a glacier-free rocky part called Untere Platte at an altitude of 2,883 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Findeln and Riffelalp.

Locality
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is a group of hamlets above in the canton of . They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–– mountains. is situated 6 km northwest of Gorner Glacier.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the municipality of in the canton of . It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the mountain. is situated 6 km northwest of Gorner Glacier.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km northwest of Gorner Glacier.

Gorner Glacier

Latitude
45.9746° or 45° 58′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.81722° or 7° 49′ 2″ east
Elevation
2,838 metres (9,311 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9XRF8+RV
Geo­Names ID
2660555
Wiki­data ID
Q665077
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Satellite Map

Discover Gorner Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Gorner Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Горнер”
  • Bulgarian: “Горнерглецчер”
  • Catalan: “Glacera del Gorner”
  • Catalan: “Glacera Gorner”
  • Cebuano: “Gornergletscher”
  • Chinese: “戈尔纳冰川”
  • Czech: “Gornergletscher”
  • Czech: “Gornerský ledovec”
  • Dutch: “Gornergletjser”
  • Dutch: “Gornergletsjer”
  • Esperanto: “Gorner-Glaĉero”
  • Esperanto: “Grenz-Glaĉero”
  • Finnish: “Gornergletscher”
  • French: “glacier du Gorner”
  • French: “Glacier du Gorner”
  • Georgian: “გორნერი”
  • German: “Gornergletscher”
  • German: “Grenzgletscher”
  • Italian: “ghiacciaio del Gorner”
  • Italian: “Ghiacciaio del Gorner”
  • Japanese: “ゴルナー氷河”
  • Korean: “고르너 빙하”
  • Lithuanian: “Gornerio ledynas”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gornerbreen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gornergletscher”
  • Polish: “Gornergletscher”
  • Russian: “Горнер”
  • Slovenian: “Ledenik Gorner”
  • Spanish: “Glaciar Gorner”
  • Swedish: “Gornergletscher”
  • Turkish: “Gorner Buzulu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blatten and Zermatt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stockchnubel and Tuftgrat.

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