Hohgibirg

Hohgibirg is a peak in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,671 metres. Hohgibirg is situated nearby to the village Naters, as well as near Birgisch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brig railway station and Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station.

Brig railway station

Railway station

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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 2½ km southeast of Hohgibirg.

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 2½ km southeast of Hohgibirg.

St. Mauritius church

Church

Photo: Summi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naters and Blatten bei Naters.

Naters

Village

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Naters is a 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, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters.

Blatten bei Naters

Village

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Blatten bei Naters is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Hohgibirg.

Birgisch

Village

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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 southwest of Hohgibirg.

Hohgibirg

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,671 metres
Category: landform
Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.33847° or 46° 20′ 19″ north

Longitude

7.97132° or 7° 58′ 17″ east

Elevation

1,671 metres (5,482 feet)

Open location code

8FR98XQC+9G

GeoNames ID

6933482

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