Strahlhorn
The Strahlhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. It lies at the southern end of the Gross Wannenhorn range, just north of the Märjelensee.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aletsch Glacier and Märjelensee.
Aletsch Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km, a volume of 15.4 km3, and covers about 81.7 km2 in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Märjelensee
Lake
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Märjelensee is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It formed on the eastern side of the Aletsch Glacier in the 19th century.
Eggishorn
Peak
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Eggishorn is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named Fiescherhorli, 500 metres south of the main peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fieschertal and Bellwald.
Fieschertal
Village
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul.
Bellwald
Village
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bellwald is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Fiesch
Photo: Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiesch is a village in the Swiss Valais. It is the access point for the nearby villages of Fiescheralp, Fieschertal and Bellwald.
Strahlhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,027 metres
- Description: mountain in Canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.45097° or 46° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
8.09521° or 8° 5′ 43″ eastElevation
3,027 metres (9,931 feet)Open location code
8FRCF32W+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 2478781794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Strahlhorn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Strahlhorn (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton du Valais, Goms District)”
- Cebuano: “Strahlhorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ستراهلهورن”
- Ladin: “Strahlhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Strahlhorn ved Aletschgletscher”
- Swedish: “Strahlhorn (bergstopp i Schweiz, Valais, Goms District)”
- Swedish: “Strahlhorn”
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