Vorderes Geisshorn
Vorderes Geisshorn is a peak in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,632 metres. Vorderes Geisshorn is situated nearby to the locality Oberaletschhütte, as well as near Chalchofu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aletschhorn and Geisshorn.
Aletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aletschhorn is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Geisshorn
Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Geisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the canton of Valais. Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.
Rotstock
Peak
The Rotstock is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Aletsch Glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Oberaletsch Glacier and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the Geisshorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Bettmeralp.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Bettmeralp
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp. Bettmeralp is situated 8 km southeast of Vorderes Geisshorn.
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.
Vorderes Geisshorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,632 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45157° or 46° 27′ 6″ northLongitude
8.00097° or 8° 0′ 4″ eastElevation
3,632 metres (11,916 feet)Open location code
8FRCF222+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 830405744OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vorderes Geisshorn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vorderes Geisshorn”
- Dutch: “Vorderes Geisshorn”
- German: “Vorderes Geisshorn”
- Swedish: “Vorderes Geisshorn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oberaletschhütte and Chalchofu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geisslücke and Mittelaletschlücke.
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