Risihorn
The Risihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Setzehorn, at the southern end of the chain lying east of the Fiescher Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Setzehorn and Wasenhorn.
Setzehorn
Peak
The Setzehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Galmihorn, on the range lying between the Fiescher Glacier and the main Rhone valley.
Wasenhorn
Peak
Photo: Fiesch, Public domain.
The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Blitzingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Oberaarrothorn, that separates the valley of the Fiescher Glacier from the main Rhone valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niederwald and Blitzingen.
Niederwald
Village
Photo: Zinat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms.
Blitzingen
Village
Blitzingen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the municipality of Goms.
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.
Risihorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,876 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bellwald, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.46297° or 46° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
8.15447° or 8° 9′ 16″ eastElevation
2,876 metres (9,436 feet)Open location code
8FRCF573+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 495970437OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Risihorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Рисихорн”
- Cebuano: “Risihorn”
- Chinese: “里西峰”
- Dutch: “Risihorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريسيهورن”
- German: “Risihorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risihorn”
- Persian: “ریسیهورن”
- Swedish: “Risihorn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bergweg and Burg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schärflüe and Furggulti.
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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 “Risihorn”. Photo: Bgvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.