Grieshorn

The Grieshorn is a mountain of the , located on the - border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the and the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,967 metres
  • Description: mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
  • Also known as: “Corno Gries / Grieshorn” and “Mont Gries”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gries Pass and Nufenenstock.

Mountain saddle
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is a 2,469-metre-high mountain pass between , , and , . There is no road over the pass, from the paved road ends and a bridle path leads over to the Italian side.

Peak
The Nufenestock is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies between the and the Passo del Corno. On its south-west side it overlooks the .

Reservoir
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is a lake in , . The reservoir is located in the municipality of and can be reached by road from . The lake is fed by the . Its surface area is 55.5 ha. The gravity dam Gries was built in 1965.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riale and Frua.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Grieshorn

Latitude
46.45165° or 46° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.3929° or 8° 23′ 34″ east
Elevation
2,967 metres (9,734 feet)
Open location code
8FRCF92V+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1244933216
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3175823
Wiki­data ID
Q5608715
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Grieshorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غريشورن”
  • Cebuano: “Corno Gries (bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Corno Gries”
  • Chinese: “格里斯山”
  • Dutch: “Grieshorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جريشورن”
  • German: “Grieshorn”
  • Italian: “Corno Gries”
  • Ladin: “Grieshorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Corno Gries”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grieshorn”
  • Persian: “گریشورن”
  • Spanish: “Grieshorn”
  • Venetian: “Corno Gries”

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