Ober Gabeljoch

Ober Gabeljoch is a mountain saddle in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,593 metres. Ober Gabeljoch is situated nearby to the hamlet Stafel, as well as near Biel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ober Gabelhorn and Wellenkuppe.

Ober Gabelhorn

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ober Gabelhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, located between Zermatt and Zinal.

The Wellenkuppe is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range separating the Val d'Anniviers from the Mattertal, just east of the Ober Gabelhorn.

Mont Durand

Peak

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mont Durand is a mountain in the Swiss Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located west of the Ober Gabelhorn between the valleys of Zinal and Zmutt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zmutt and Zum See.

Zmutt

Hamlet

Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.

Zum See

Hamlet

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.

Furi

Hamlet

Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.

Ober Gabeljoch

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,593 metres
Category: landform
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.03571° or 46° 2′ 9″ north

Longitude

7.67426° or 7° 40′ 27″ east

Elevation

3,593 metres (11,788 feet)

Open location code

8FR92MPF+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040718946

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075194

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In Other Languages

“Ober Gabeljoch” goes by many names.

German: “Ober Gabeljoch”

Localities in the Area

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