Furkastock

Furkastock is a peak in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,664 metres. Furkastock is situated nearby to the locality Sidelen, as well as near Auf dem Ampelenplanggen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klein Furkahorn and Furka DFB railway station.

Klein Furkahorn

Peak

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The Klein Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.

Furka DFB railway station

Railway station

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Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926.

Hotel Furkablick

Hotel building

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Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Gletsch

Hamlet

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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.

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.