Höhbalmenstafel

Höhbalmenstafel is a peak in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,656 metres. Höhbalmenstafel is situated nearby to the hamlet Zmutt, as well as near Zum See.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Unter Gabelhorn and Matterhorn Museum.

Unter Gabelhorn

Peak

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The Unter Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Ober Gabelhorn, on the chain separating the valley of Trift from the valley of Zmutt.

Matterhorn Museum

Museum

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The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party.

Wisshorn

Peak

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wisshorn is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zmutt and Zum See.

Zmutt

Hamlet

Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.

Zum See

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Höhbalmenstafel

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,656 metres
Also known as: “Hoehbalmenstafel” and “Höhbalmenstaffel”
Category: landform
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.02189° or 46° 1′ 19″ north

Longitude

7.72149° or 7° 43′ 17″ east

Elevation

2,656 metres (8,714 feet)

Open location code

8FR92PCC+QH

GeoNames ID

6931835

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