Furka Passhöhe

Furka Passhöhe is a bus stop in Realp, Uri and has an elevation of 2,421 metres. Furka Passhöhe is situated nearby to the hotel building Hotel Furkablick, as well as near the peak Klein Furkahorn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Furka DFB railway station and Klein Furkahorn.

Furka DFB railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. Furka DFB railway station is situated 1 km east of Furka Passhöhe.

Klein Furkahorn

Peak

Photo: Noebu, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Hotel Furkablick

Hotel building

Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building, which is situated 610 metres northeast of Furka Passhöhe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiefenbach and Gletsch.

Tiefenbach

Hamlet

Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km northeast of Furka Passhöhe.

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. Gletsch is situated 4½ km west of Furka Passhöhe.

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 7 km southwest of Furka Passhöhe.

Furka Passhöhe

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “Furka Passhoehe”
Category: transportation
Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57291° or 46° 34′ 23″ north

Longitude

8.41535° or 8° 24′ 55″ east

Elevation

2,421 metres (7,943 feet)

Operator

PAG

Open location code

8FRCHCF8+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 983984307

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

GeoNames ID

10380108

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German: “Furka Passhöhe”

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