Sparruhorn
The Sparruhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking St. Niklaus in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Turtmanntal and the Mattertal, although it is located within the Mattertal and not on the watershed between the two valleys.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasuhorn and Steitalhorn.
Wasuhorn
Peak
The Wasuhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of St. Niklaus in the canton of Valais. It is the highest summit in the Jungtal. On its northern side lies a glacier named Junggletscher.
Steitalhorn
Peak
Photo: NEUROtiker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Steitalhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located west of Embd in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Augstbord Pass, on the range between the Turtmanntal and the Mattertal, although its summit is within the Mattertal.
St. Niklaus VS railway station
Railway station
Photo: Philipp Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus VS railway station is a railway station in the municipality of St. Niklaus, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Niklaus and Gasenried.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Embd
Village
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Sparruhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,988 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.18355° or 46° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
7.76921° or 7° 46′ 9″ eastElevation
2,988 metres (9,803 feet)Open location code
8FR95QM9+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5152599105OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Sparruhorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Спарухорн”
- Cebuano: “Sparruhorn”
- Chinese: “斯帕魯峰”
- Dutch: “Sparruhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سپاروهورن”
- French: “Sparruhorn”
- German: “Sparruhorn”
- Ladin: “Sparruhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sparruhorn”
- Swedish: “Sparruhorn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P2708 and P3014.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sparrulicke and Festihorn.
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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 “Sparruhorn”. Photo: Debugman, CC BY 3.0.