Ritzihorn
The Ritzihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Reckingen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range south of the Galmihorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galmihorn and Wasenhorn.
Galmihorn
Peak
Photo: lepetitNicolas, CC BY 2.0.
The Galmihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais. The main summit is distinguished by the name Vorderes Galmihorn and has an elevation of 3,507 metres.
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.
Firehorn
Peak
The Firehorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Reckingen in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Oberaarrothorn, between the Minstigergletscher and the Bächigletscher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biel and Ritzingen.
Biel
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biel is a village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until 2001, when it merged with Ritzingen and Selkingen into the municipality Grafschaft.
Ritzihorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,892 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Goms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.48744° or 46° 29′ 15″ northLongitude
8.19682° or 8° 11′ 49″ eastElevation
2,892 metres (9,488 feet)Open location code
8FRCF5PW+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 599695032OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Ritzihorn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ритзихорн”
- Cebuano: “Ritzihorn”
- Dutch: “Ritzihorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريتزيهورن”
- Georgian: “რიციჰორნი”
- Ladin: “Ritzihorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ritzihorn”
- Persian: “ریتزیهورن”
- Swedish: “Ritzihorn”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unnerlicke and Chly Chastelhorn.
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