Nufenenstock
The Nufenestock is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. It lies between the Nufenen Pass and the Passo del Corno. On its south-west side it overlooks the lake of Gries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nufenen Pass and Grieshorn.
Nufenen Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nufenen Pass is the second highest mountain pass with a paved road in Switzerland, with an elevation of 2,478 metres. It lies between the summits of Pizzo Gallina and the Nufenenstock. The road opened to motor vehicle traffic in September 1969.
Grieshorn
Peak
Photo: Olonia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. With an altitude of 2,969 metres above sea level, it is the culminating point of the group lying between the Gries Pass, the San Giacomo Pass and the Nufenen Pass.
Klein Grieshorn
Peak
Photo: Olonia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Klein Grieshorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Valais, Ticino and the region of Piedmont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riale and Frua.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms.
Nufenenstock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,866 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Bedretto, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.46674° or 46° 28′ 0″ northLongitude
8.38764° or 8° 23′ 16″ eastElevation
2,866 metres (9,403 feet)Open location code
8FRCF98Q+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3474031394OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nufenenstock” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نوفينينستوك”
- Catalan: “Nufenenstock”
- Cebuano: “Nufenenstock”
- Chinese: “努費嫩施托克山”
- Dutch: “Nufenenstock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نوفينينستوك”
- Ladin: “Nufenenstock”
- Swedish: “Nufenenstock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stocke and Mandeli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barrage de Gries and Ghiacciaio del Corno.
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