Rophaien
The Rophaien is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Rossstock, at the western end of the range north of the Schächental.Photo: MatthiasNiederberger, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alplersee and Flüelen railway station.
Alplersee
Photo: Hopper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alplersee is a lake on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near Riemenstalden and Sisikon in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. There is another lake in the canton of Uri with the same name near Unterschächen.
Flüelen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flüelen railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Flüelen. It is located on the Gotthard railway. The station is situated between the parallel Axenstrasse, the main road through Flüelen, and Bahnhofstrasse, with the main station buildings on Bahnhofstrasse.
Tellskapelle
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tellskapelle is located on the Tellsplatte or Tellenplatte on the shore of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Axenberg cliffs, in the Sisikon municipality, canton of Uri, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riemenstalden and Eggbergen.
Riemenstalden
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riemenstalden is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The villages can be reached by road from Sisikon.
Eggbergen
Hamlet
Photo: Eggzwerg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eggbergen is a hamlet in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Sisikon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sisikon is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is situated on the shore of Lake Lucerne.
Rophaien
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,078 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Flüelen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.92796° or 46° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
8.64645° or 8° 38′ 47″ eastElevation
2,078 metres (6,818 feet)Open location code
8FRCWJHW+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 286930147OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Rophaien from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Rophaien” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Rophaien”
- Bulgarian: “Ропхаиен”
- Cebuano: “Rophaien”
- Chinese: “羅普海恩山”
- Dutch: “Rophaien”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل روفاين”
- German: “Rophaien”
- Persian: “روفاین”
- Swedish: “Rophaien”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roten Chöpf and Blutt Stöckli.
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