Geisslücke

Geisslücke is a mountain saddle in , , and has an elevation of 3,582 metres. Geisslücke is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geisshorn and Rotstock.

Peak
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . Together with its Northeast-Summit Sattelhorn, it appears as a Doublepeak.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the Swiss canton of . It lies on the range between the and the Aletsch Glacier, south of the .

Peak
Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking the in the canton of . The Fusshörner are a group of peaks located on the south ridge of the . On the east side lies a glacier named Driestgletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch and Bettmeralp.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the and the in the . It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.

Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of . is situated 8 km southeast of Geisslücke.

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of in . They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Geisslücke

Latitude
46.44834° or 46° 26′ 54″ north
Longitude
8.00339° or 8° 0′ 12″ east
Elevation
3,582 metres (11,752 feet)
Open location code
8FRCC2X3+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12040719442
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
11074921
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In Other Languages

“Geisslücke” goes by many names.

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