Platthorn
The Platthorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Grächen in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Färichhorn and the Balfrin, on the range between the Mattertal and the Saastal.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettelhorn and Zinalrothorn.
Mettelhorn
Peak
Photo: WS62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mettelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located near Zermatt in the canton of Valais. The Mettelhorn provides excellent acclimatization opportunities, especially if one climbs its sister peaks Platthorn and Wisshorn on the same day.
Zinalrothorn
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zinalrothorn at 4,221 m is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Its name comes from the village of Zinal lying on the north side and from the German word Rothorn which means Red Peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zermatt and Sunnegga.
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.
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.
Platthorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,345 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Täsch, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.05371° or 46° 3′ 13″ northLongitude
7.7364° or 7° 44′ 11″ eastElevation
3,345 metres (10,974 feet)Open location code
8FR93P3P+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 444277135OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Platthorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلاتورن”
- Cebuano: “Platthorn”
- Chinese: “普拉特山 (本寧阿爾卑斯山脈)”
- Chinese: “普拉特山”
- Dutch: “Platthorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بلاتورن”
- German: “Platthorn”
- Ladin: “Platthorn”
- Persian: “پلاتورن”
- Swedish: “Platthorn”
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