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 peak Klein Furkahorn, as well as near the hamlet Gletsch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furka Pass and Furka DFB railway station.
Furka Pass
Mountain saddle
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Furka Pass is a 2,429 m high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres.
Furka DFB railway station
Railway station
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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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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
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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.
Realp
Village
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Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 7 km northeast 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″ northLongitude
8.41535° or 8° 24′ 55″ eastElevation
2,421 metres (7,943 feet)Operator
PAGOpen location code
8FRCHCF8+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 983984307OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10380108
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