Vorder Berg

Vorder Berg is a peak in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,734 metres. Vorder Berg is situated nearby to the locality Tällistafel, as well as near Brand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muttenhorn and Saashörner.

Muttenhorn

Peak

Photo: Fdbef, Public domain.

The Muttenhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Valais and Uri. At 3,099 metres above sea level, it overlooks the south side of Furka Pass.

Saashörner

Peak

The Saashörner are a multi-summited mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located east of Oberwald in the canton of Valais.

Muttbach-Belvédère railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Mathein, CC BY 2.5.

Muttbach-Belvédère railway station is a metre gauge railway passenger facility, at the western portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwald and Gletsch.

Oberwald

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.

Obergesteln

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Vorder Berg

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,734 metres
Description: mountain in Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.53512° or 46° 32′ 6″ north

Longitude

8.40901° or 8° 24′ 32″ east

Elevation

2,734 metres (8,970 feet)

Open location code

8FRCGCP5+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4241856620

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6935046

Wikidata ID

Q22429989

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vorder Berg” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Vorder Berg”
Dutch: “Vorder Berg”
Swedish: “Vorder Berg”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muttgletscher and Tällistock.

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