Oberwalderblase
Oberwalderblase is a peak in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,270 metres. Oberwalderblase is situated nearby to the neighborhood Unterwassern, as well as near the village Obergesteln.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nufenen Pass and Pizzo Gallina.
Nufenen Pass
Mountain saddle
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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. Nufenen Pass is situated 4 km southeast of Oberwalderblase.
Pizzo Gallina
Peak
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Pizzo Gallina is a 3,061-metre-high mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland, overlooking the Nufenen Pass. Administratively, the summit is located on the border between the municipality of Obergoms, to the north-west and in the canton of Valais, and the municipality of Bedretto, to the south-east and in the canton of Ticino. Pizzo Gallina is situated 2½ km southeast of Oberwalderblase.
Oberwald railway station
Railway station
Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Oberwald railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Oberwalderblase.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 3 km north of Oberwalderblase.
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. Obergesteln is situated 3 km west of Oberwalderblase.
Ulrichen
Village
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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms. Ulrichen is situated 4½ km west of Oberwalderblase.
Oberwalderblase
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,270 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50654° or 46° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
8.36367° or 8° 21′ 49″ eastElevation
2,270 metres (7,448 feet)Open location code
8FRCG947+JFGeoNames ID
6934774
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