Balfrin

The Balfrin is a mountain of the Swiss , located north of the in the canton of . It belongs to the Mischabel massif, which lies between the Mattertal and the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bigerhorn and Ulrichshorn.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , located south of in the canton of . It lies in the Mischabel range, north of the . From the Bordier Hut, a trail leads to the summit of the .

Peak
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The is a mountain of the Swiss , overlooking in the canton of . It is located north of the , in the Mischabel range, which lies between the Mattertal and the .

Peak
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The is a summit in the in . It lies towards the northern end of the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saas-Grund and Saas-Fee.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in . It lies east of and Dom.

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is the biggest town in the Saas valley in the canton of . The valley is a destination for winter sport, with the slopes in being one of the few places in the region where skiing in summer is possible.

Village
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is a village.

Balfrin

Latitude
46.13515° or 46° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
7.88026° or 7° 52′ 49″ east
Elevation
3,795 metres (12,451 feet)
Open location code
8FR94VPJ+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1373129878
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2661636
Wiki­data ID
Q669704
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Balfrin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بالفرين”
  • Bulgarian: “Балфрин”
  • Cebuano: “Balfrin”
  • Chinese: “巴爾夫林峰”
  • Dutch: “Balfrin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بالفرين”
  • French: “Balfrin”
  • Georgian: “ბალფრინი”
  • German: “Balfrin”
  • Italian: “Balfrin”
  • Japanese: “バルフリン”
  • Ladin: “Balfrin”
  • Mingrelian: “ბალფრინი”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Balfrin”
  • Persian: “کوه بالفرین”
  • Polish: “Balfrin”
  • Swedish: “Balfrin”
  • Venetian: “Balfrin”
  • Western Panjabi: “بالفرن”

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