Älpetlilücke
Älpetlilücke is a pass in Andermatt, Uri and has an elevation of 2,698 metres. Älpetlilücke is situated nearby to the locality Loch, as well as near the hamlet Tschamut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rossbodenstock and Sources of the Rhine.
Rossbodenstock
Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Rossbodenstock is a mountain peak of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and part of the Lepontine Alps south of the Oberalp Pass. It is 2,836 metres high; its peak is located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden, which follows the ridge from north to south.
Sources of the Rhine
Spring
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Toma in the Swiss canton of Grisons is generally regarded as the Source of the River Rhine. The lake's outflow, the Rein da Tuma, subsequently becomes the Anterior Rhine, which later confluences with the Posterior Rhine to form the Rhine.
Tomasee
Lake
Photo: Dages, Public domain.
Lake Toma is a lake at the northern face of Piz Badus, above the village of Tschamut in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.5 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tschamut and Göschenen.
Göschenen
Village
Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 6 km northwest of Älpetlilücke.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 7 km west of Älpetlilücke.
Älpetlilücke
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,698 metres
- Also known as: “AElpetliluecke”
- Category: landform
- Location: Andermatt, Uri, Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.63238° or 46° 37′ 57″ northLongitude
8.65451° or 8° 39′ 16″ eastElevation
2,698 metres (8,852 feet)Open location code
8FRCJMJ3+XRGeoNames ID
11073902
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In Other Languages
“Älpetlilücke” goes by many names.
- German: “Älpetlilücke”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loch and Selva.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Älplilücke and Parlet.
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