Bister

Bister is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bister has an elevation of 1,896 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bättlihorn and Mörel railway station.

Bättlihorn

Peak

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The Bättlihorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Mörel in the canton of Valais. It is composed of several summits. The southern summit is 2,992 metres high and the northern summit is 2,951 metres high.

Mörel railway station

Railway station

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Mörel railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Mörel-Filet, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Grengiols railway station

Railway station

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Grengiols railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Grengiols, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riederalp-Bettmeralp and Grengiols.

Riederalp-Bettmeralp

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Grengiols

Village

Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grengiols is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Bister

Type: Locality with 33 residents
Also known as: “CH6172”
Location: Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.3497° or 46° 20′ 59″ north

Longitude

8.0786° or 8° 4′ 43″ east

Population

Elevation

1,896 metres (6,220 feet)

Open location code

8FRC83XH+VC

GeoNames ID

7285263

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