Gagenhaupt
Gagenhaupt is a peak in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,568 metres. Gagenhaupt is situated nearby to the locality Riffelberg, as well as near Untere Riffelalp.Places of Interest
Highlights include Riffelhorn and Riffelsee.
Riffelhorn
Peak
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The Riffelhorn is a mountain in the Swiss section of the Pennine Alps, located south of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. The Riffelhorn forms part of the Gorner ridge and provides excellent rock climbing facilities having several routes of a different Climbing grades.
Riffelsee
Lake
Riffelsee is an alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Riffelberg railway station
Railway station
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Riffelberg is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,582 m above mean sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riffelalp and Furi.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
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Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. 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 Gornergrat mountain.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Zum See
Hamlet
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Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Gagenhaupt
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,568 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.9859° or 45° 59′ 9″ northLongitude
7.74439° or 7° 44′ 40″ eastElevation
2,568 metres (8,425 feet)Open location code
8FQ9XPPV+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 12040710191OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Gagenhaupt” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гагенхаупт”
- Cebuano: “Gagenhaupt”
- Dutch: “Gagenhaupt”
- Swedish: “Gagenhaupt”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riffelberg and Untere Riffelalp.
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