Gorner gorge
Gorner gorge is a valley in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,679 metres. Gorner gorge is situated nearby to the hamlet Blatten, as well as near Zum See.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:15 AM—5:45 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction with an elevation of 1,679 metres
- Description: valley in Zermatt, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Entrance Gorner”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Findelbach railway station and Chapel of the Holy Family.
Findelbach railway station
Railway station
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zum See and Furi.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.
Gorner gorge
- Categories: valley and tourism
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0093° or 46° 0′ 34″ northLongitude
7.73979° or 7° 44′ 23″ eastElevation
1,679 metres (5,509 feet)Open location code
8FR92P5Q+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7810230085OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gorner gorge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gorner gorge”
- French: “Gorges du Gorner”
- German: “Eingang Gourmet Gorner Schlucht”
- German: “Gornerschlucht”
- Swedish: “Gorner gorge”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blatten and Herbrig.
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