Grünhornlücke
The Grünhornlücke is a high mountain pass in the eastern Bernese Alps, connecting the Aletsch Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier in the canton of Valais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,278 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Gruenhornluecke” and “Grunhornlucke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fiescher Gabelhorn and Grünhorn.
Fiescher Gabelhorn
Peak
Photo: Tallin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fiescher Gabelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Konkordiaplatz in the canton of Valais.
Grünhorn
Peak
Photo: Johnw, Public domain.
The Grünhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps. It is located on the ridge between the two largest glaciers of the Alps: the Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to the east.
Grosses Wannenhorn
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grosses Wannenhorn is a 3906-metre mountain in the Bernese Alps, in the Swiss canton of Valais near the village of Fiesch. It is part of the Walliser Fiescherhörner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Valais and the Bernese Highlands in the Swiss Alps. It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
Grünhornlücke
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Fieschertal, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51353° or 46° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
8.08357° or 8° 5′ 1″ eastElevation
3,278 metres (10,755 feet)Open location code
8FRCG37M+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 526986004OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Grünhornlücke” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grünhornlücke”
- French: “Grünhornlücke”
- German: “Grünhornlücke”
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