Grand Gendarme
The Grand Gendarme is a minor summit on the Weisshorn north ridge in the Pennine Alps. Because of its prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.Photo: Simone Arrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Weisshorn and Bishorn.
Weisshorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Weisshorn is a major peak of Switzerland and the Alps, culminating at 4,505 metres above sea level. It is part of the Pennine Alps and is located between the valleys of Anniviers and Zermatt in the canton of Valais.
Bishorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bishorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn. The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.
Pointe Burnaby
Peak
The Pointe Burnaby is the east-summit of the Bishorn. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and Täsch.
Randa
Village
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Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley.
Täsch
Village
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German.
Zinal
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers.
Grand Gendarme
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,331 metres
- Description: mountain in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.10722° or 46° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
7.71177° or 7° 42′ 42″ eastElevation
4,331 metres (14,209 feet)Open location code
8FR94P46+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12985331923OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Grand Gendarme” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غراند غيندارمي”
- Cebuano: “Grand Gendarme”
- Chinese: “大根達爾梅峰”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جراند جيندارمى”
- Japanese: “グラン・ジャンダルム”
- Ladin: “Grand Gendarme”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grand Gendarme”
- Swedish: “Grand Gendarme”
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