Birgischgrat
Birgischgrat is a peak in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,396 metres. Birgischgrat is situated nearby to the village Mund, as well as near the hamlet Bäll.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gärsthorn and Brig railway station.
Gärsthorn
Peak
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The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Mund in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres.
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. Brig railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Birgischgrat.
Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station
Railway station
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Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the meeting point of two 1,000 mm metre gauge railway lines of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn and the Furka Oberalp Railway. Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Birgischgrat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgisch and Mund.
Birgisch
Village
Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters. Birgisch is situated 2½ km south of Birgischgrat.
Mund
Village
Mund is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters. Mund is situated 2½ km south of Birgischgrat.
Brig
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.
Birgischgrat
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,396 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.33826° or 46° 20′ 18″ northLongitude
7.94517° or 7° 56′ 43″ eastElevation
2,396 metres (7,861 feet)Open location code
8FR98WQW+83GeoNames ID
6933481
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