Wasenhorn
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.Photo: Fiesch, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galmihorn and Oberaarrothorn.
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.
Oberaarrothorn
Peak
Photo: ZachT, Public domain.
The Oberaarrothorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Bern. It is south of the Oberaarjoch, between the Fiescher Glacier and the Oberaar Glacier.
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.
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.
Wasenhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,447 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Goms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.49784° or 46° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
8.1659° or 8° 9′ 57″ eastElevation
3,447 metres (11,309 feet)Open location code
8FRCF5X8+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 11537990857OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Wasenhorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فاسينورن”
- Chinese: “瓦森峰”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فاسينورن”
- Georgian: “ვაზენჰორნი”
- German: “Wasenhorn”
- Korean: “바젠호른 (베른 알프스)”
- Korean: “바젠호른”
- Ladin: “Wasenhorn (Elpes Berneses)”
- Ladin: “Wasenhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wasenhorn i Bern-Alpane”
- Persian: “واسنهورن (برنس الپ)”
- Persian: “واسنهورن”
- Swedish: “Wasenhorn”
- Western Panjabi: “واسنہارن”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bieligerlicke and Unnerlicke.
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