Gwüest

Gwüest is a bus stop in Göschenen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,569 metres. Gwüest is situated near the peak Mittagstock, as well as near the reservoir Göscheneralpsee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mittagstock and Göscheneralpsee.

Mittagstock

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mittagstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Göscheneralpsee in the canton of Uri. It lies on the chain that separates the Göschenertal from the valley called Urseren.

Göscheneralpsee

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Göscheneralpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Göschenen, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The volume of the reservoir is 76 million cubic metres and its surface area 1.32 km2. Göscheneralpsee is situated 2½ km west of Gwüest.

Salbitschijen

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the Swiss canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock. Salbitschijen is situated 3½ km north of Gwüest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospental and Realp.

Hospental

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hospental is a village and a municipality in the middle of the Alpine valley called Urseren in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 5 km southeast of Gwüest.

Realp

Village

Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 6 km south of Gwüest.

Andermatt

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Gwüest

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “Gwueest”
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Göschenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.65257° or 46° 39′ 9″ north

Longitude

8.51648° or 8° 30′ 59″ east

Elevation

1,569 metres (5,148 feet)

Operator

AAGU

Network

CH-UR

Open location code

8FRCMG38+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 984013523

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

GeoNames ID

10391842

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German: “Gwüest”

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Places to explore: Gwüest and Börtli.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Gasthaus Göscheneralp and Vorseeli Göschneralp.

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