Fletschjoch
Fletschjoch is a mountain saddle in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,688 metres. Fletschjoch is situated nearby to the locality P3599, as well as near 3386.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lagginhorn and Fletschhorn.
Lagginhorn
Peak
Photo: Engie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lagginhorn, also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north.
Fletschhorn
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fletschhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn.
Inner Rothorn
Peak
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY 4.0.
The Inner Rothorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Balen in the canton of Valais. It lies on the ridge descending from the Fletschhorn, which ends at the Jegihorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell.
Saas-Grund
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom.
Saas-Almagell
Village
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is situated 8 km southwest of Fletschjoch.
Zwischbergen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Zwischbergen is situated 9 km east of Fletschjoch.
Fletschjoch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,688 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.16271° or 46° 9′ 46″ northLongitude
8.00475° or 8° 0′ 17″ eastElevation
3,688 metres (12,100 feet)Open location code
8FRC5273+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2531749355OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11074578
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In Other Languages
“Fletschjoch” goes by many names.
- German: “Fletschjoch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as P3599 and 3386.
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Highlights include Fletschhorngletscher and Hilutriftgletscher.
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