Glishorn
The Glishorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Brig-Glis in the canton of Valais. Glishorn has an elevation of 2,524 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Spitzhorli and Tochuhorn.
Spitzhorli
Peak
The Spitzhorli is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the Nanztal and the Gantertal, south of Brig-Glis in the canton of Valais.
Tochuhorn
Peak
Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tochuhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais.
Brig railway station
Railway station
Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glis and Brig.
Brig
Town
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, known as Brigue in French and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Glishorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,524 metres
- Description: Swiss mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Brig, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.28382° or 46° 17′ 2″ northLongitude
7.99153° or 7° 59′ 30″ eastElevation
2,524 metres (8,281 feet)Open location code
8FR97XMR+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 455027502OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Glishorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غليشورن”
- Bulgarian: “Глишорн”
- Catalan: “Glishorn”
- Cebuano: “Glishorn”
- Chinese: “格利斯峰”
- Dutch: “Glishorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جليشورن”
- French: “Glishorn”
- Georgian: “გლისჰორნი”
- German: “Glishorn”
- Ladin: “Glishorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glishorn”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Glishorn”
- Persian: “گلیشورن”
- Spanish: “Glishorn”
- Swedish: “Glishorn”
- Vietnamese: “Glishorn”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fleischwang and Fülhorn.
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