Grächbiel

Grächbiel is a hill in Grächen, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,514 metres. Grächbiel is situated near the hamlet Rittinen, as well as near the village Grächen.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kalpetran railway station and St. Niklaus VS railway station.

Kalpetran railway station

Railway station

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Kalpetran railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Embd, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only.

St. Niklaus VS railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Niklaus VS railway station is a railway station in the municipality of St. Niklaus, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only. St. Niklaus VS railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Grächbiel.

Seetalhorn

Peak

Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Seetalhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Grächen in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,037 m, it is the highest point of the ski area of Grächen. Seetalhorn is situated 3½ km southeast of Grächbiel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasenried and Embd.

Gasenried

Village

Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.

Gasenried is a village.

Embd

Village

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

St. Niklaus

Village

Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 2½ km southwest of Grächbiel.

Grächbiel

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,514 metres
Also known as: “Graechbiel”
Category: landform
Location: Grächen, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.19451° or 46° 11′ 40″ north

Longitude

7.82563° or 7° 49′ 32″ east

Elevation

1,514 metres (4,967 feet)

Open location code

8FR95RVG+R7

GeoNames ID

10628053

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German: “Grächbiel”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rittinen and Grächen.

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