Gross Furkahorn
The Gross Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Furka Pass and east of the Rhone Glacier.Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sidelenhorn and Klein Furkahorn.
Klein Furkahorn
Peak
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.
Galenstock
Peak
Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Galenstock is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Realp.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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. Oberwald is situated 8 km southwest of Gross Furkahorn.
Gross Furkahorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,167 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.59652° or 46° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
8.4104° or 8° 24′ 37″ eastElevation
3,167 metres (10,390 feet)Open location code
8FRCHCW6+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 660749646OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“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”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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