Burgspitz

Burgspitz is a hill in Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,127 metres. Burgspitz is situated nearby to the village Termen, as well as near the neighborhood Ried.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bitsch railway station and Brig railway station.

Bitsch railway station

Railway station

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Bitsch railway station is a station in the municipality of Bitsch, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate and request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, served by local trains only.

Brig railway station

Railway station

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Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Brig railway station is situated 3 km west of Burgspitz.

Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station

Railway station

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Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the meeting point of two 1,000 mm metre gauge railway lines of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn and the Furka Oberalp Railway. Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is situated 3½ km west of Burgspitz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Termen and Rosswald.

Termen

Village

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Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Rosswald

Village

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Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres.

Bitsch

Village

Photo: karico, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bitsch is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Burgspitz

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,127 metres
Category: landform
Location: Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.31911° or 46° 19′ 9″ north

Longitude

8.02997° or 8° 1′ 48″ east

Elevation

1,127 metres (3,698 feet)

Open location code

8FRC829H+JX

GeoNames ID

10627976

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German: “Burgspitz”

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