Furggu
Furggu is a mountain saddle in Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,872 metres. Furggu is situated nearby to the locality Ägerte, as well as near Mätzischmatta.Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seehorn and Napoleon barracks in the Gondo gorge (‘Old Barracks’).
Seehorn
Peak
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seehorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Gondo in the canton of Valais. Unlike most other mountains in Valais, the Seehorn lies on the south side of the Alps, in the southern Simplon Valley.
Napoleon barracks in the Gondo gorge (‘Old Barracks’)
Museum
Photo: Michelangelo16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Napoleon barracks in the Gondo gorge (‘Old Barracks’) is a museum.
Guggilihorn
Peak
The Guggilihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Simplon in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range east of the Weissmies, between the Laggintal and the Zwischbergental.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zwischbergen and Gondo.
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.
Gondo
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Simplon
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Furggu
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,872 metres
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.17648° or 46° 10′ 35″ northLongitude
8.0985° or 8° 5′ 55″ eastElevation
1,872 metres (6,142 feet)Open location code
8FRC53GX+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3838730569OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Furggu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Furggu”
- German: “Furggu”
- German: “Furggupass”
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Localities in the Area
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