Chilchalphorn
The Chilchalphorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden. On the northern side of the mountain lies a glacier named Fanellgletscher.Photo: Staublex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,039 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kirchalphorn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fanellhorn and Lorenzhorn.
Fanellhorn
Peak
Photo: Staublex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fanellhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Graubünden, Switzerland, south of Vals. Its summit can be reached by hikers using a signposted path that comes from Guraletschsee and reaches the ridge "Fanellgrätli" on 2710 meters, leading to the peak from northeast.
Lorenzhorn
Peak
The Lorenzhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located west of Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the range between the valleys of Vals and Hinterrhein. On its north side lies a glacier named Fanellgletscher.
Guraletschsee
Lake
Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guraletschsee is a lake above Vals in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The lake lies entirely on territory of the municipality of Vals. The water from the lake runs down north and is suspected to be divertet to Lake Zervreila at the level of its dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinterrhein and Nufenen.
Hinterrhein
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hinterrhein is a village and a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located near the start of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur, one of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine.
Nufenen
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nufenen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald.
San Bernardino
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel, which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps. San Bernardino is situated 8 km south of Chilchalphorn.
Chilchalphorn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.53327° or 46° 31′ 60″ northLongitude
9.15419° or 9° 9′ 15″ eastElevation
3,039 metres (9,970 feet)Open location code
8FRFG5M3+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 409823591OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Chilchalphorn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شيلشالفورن”
- Bulgarian: “Чилчалпхорн”
- Cebuano: “Chilchalphorn”
- Chinese: “希爾夏爾普峰”
- Dutch: “Chilchalphorn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شيلشالفورن”
- German: “Chilchalphorn”
- Ladin: “Chilchalphorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chilchalphorn”
- Persian: “چیلچالپورن”
- Polish: “Chilchalphorn”
- Swedish: “Chilchalphorn”
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