Hübschhorn
The Hübschhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais. It belongs to the Monte Leone massif. Its altitude is 3190m/10'460 ft.Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,192 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Hubschhorn”, “Hübschhorn SW”, and “Huebschhorn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Breithorn.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont.
Breithorn
Peak
Photo: Francofranco56, Public domain.
The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Simplon in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Monte Leone massif.
Rotelsee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Gondo.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 8 km north of Hübschhorn.
Gondo
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gondo is situated 8 km southeast of Hübschhorn.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 9 km north of Hübschhorn.
Hübschhorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.23672° or 46° 14′ 12″ northLongitude
8.05514° or 8° 3′ 19″ eastElevation
3,192 metres (10,472 feet)Open location code
8FRC63P4+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1456536455OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hübschhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هوبشورن”
- Cebuano: “Hübschhorn”
- Chinese: “許布施山”
- Dutch: “Hübschhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوبشورن”
- French: “Hübschhorn”
- Georgian: “ჰიუბშჰორნი”
- German: “Hübschhorn”
- Italian: “Hübschhorn”
- Ladin: “Hübschhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hübschhorn”
- Persian: “هوبشورن”
- Polish: “Hübschhorn”
- Spanish: “Hübschhorn”
- Swedish: “Hübschhorn”
- Venetian: “Hübschhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “ہبشہارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kulm and Simplon Hospiz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hübschhorn and Homattupass.
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