Gross Furkahorn

The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies north of the and east of the Rhone Glacier.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sidelenhorn and Klein Furkahorn.

Peak
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is a peak.

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

Peak
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The is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner in . Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiefenbach and Gletsch.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

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

Village
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is a municipality in the canton of in .

Gross Furkahorn

Latitude
46.59652° or 46° 35′ 48″ north
Longitude
8.4104° or 8° 24′ 37″ east
Elevation
3,167 metres (10,390 feet)
Open location code
8FRCHCW6+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 660749646
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6935621
Wiki­data ID
Q43398
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Gross Furkahorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غروس فوركاورن”
  • Catalan: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Chinese: “大富卡山”
  • Dutch: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروس فوركاورن”
  • French: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Georgian: “გროს-ფურკაჰორნი”
  • German: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Ladin: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Persian: “گروس فورکاهورن”
  • Polish: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Spanish: “Gross Furkahorn”
  • Uzbek: “Gross Furkahorn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sidelen and Furka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sektor Joschi and Sidelengletscher.

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