Valais
Brig District
Naters

Gärsthorn

The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the , overlooking in the canton of . The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,927 metres
  • Description: mountain in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Gaersthorn” and “Garsthorn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alpjuhorn and St. Jakob church.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , located north of in . It is situated on the ridge separating the Baltschiedertal and the Gredetschtal.

Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mund and Birgisch.

Village
Photo: Hadi, CC0.
is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in . On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of .

Village
Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in . On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of .

Village
Photo: Brigerbad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Gärsthorn

Latitude
46.34391° or 46° 20′ 38″ north
Longitude
7.91678° or 7° 55′ 0″ east
Elevation
2,927 metres (9,603 feet)
Open location code
8FR98WV8+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5775645989
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6933522
Wiki­data ID
Q8527720
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Satellite Map

Discover Gärsthorn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Gärsthorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غارتثورن”
  • Cebuano: “Gärsthorn”
  • Chinese: “盖斯特峰”
  • Dutch: “Gärsthorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جارتثورن”
  • Ladin: “Gärsthorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gärsthorn”
  • Persian: “گورثورن”
  • Swedish: “Gärsthorn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chiestelli and Brischeru.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schiltfurgga and Schilthorn.

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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 “Gärsthorn”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.