Oberrothorn
The Oberrothorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the canton of Valais. Its summit can be easily reached via a trail on its southern flank, from the Unterrothorn cable car station or from Sunnegga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unterrothorn and Bösentrift.
Unterrothorn
Peak
Photo: Fisheke, Public domain.
The Unterrothorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Oberrothorn, on the range north of the Findel Glacier.
Bösentrift
Peak
The Bösentrift is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Täsch and Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Oberrothorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnegga and Findeln.
Findeln
Locality
Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.
Zermatt
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0.
Zermatt is one of the most famous mountain resorts in Switzerland, and attracts people from around the world. Located in the German-speaking part of Valais, its most popular sight is the iconic Matterhorn, one of Switzerland's most famous mountains.
Oberrothorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,414 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Täsch, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.02754° or 46° 1′ 39″ northLongitude
7.8128° or 7° 48′ 46″ eastElevation
3,414 metres (11,201 feet)Open location code
8FR92RH7+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 393192181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Oberrothorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Оберотхорн”
- Cebuano: “Oberrothorn”
- Chinese: “上羅特山”
- Dutch: “Oberrothorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اوبيروثورن”
- French: “Oberrothorn”
- Georgian: “ობეროტჰორნი”
- German: “Oberrothorn”
- Italian: “Oberrothorn”
- Korean: “오버로트호른”
- Ladin: “Oberrothorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberrothorn”
- Persian: “اوبرروثورن”
- Swedish: “Oberrothorn”
- Venetian: “Oberrothorn”
- Western Panjabi: “اوبیروتھارن”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Flue and Blauherd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Furggji and Chummenchlene.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oberrothorn”. Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.