Oberes Winterjoch
Oberes Winterjoch is a mountain saddle in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,525 metres. Oberes Winterjoch is situated nearby to the locality Damma, as well as near Sunnig Berg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dammastock and Tiefenstock.
Dammastock
Peak
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dammastock is the highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland and is part of the Winterberg massif. Its summit ridge forms the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais.
Tiefenstock
Peak
The Tiefenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. Its summit is the tripoint between the valleys of the Rhone Glacier, the Damma Glacier and the Tiefen Glacier.
Schneestock
Peak
Photo: Cactus26, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schneestock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies north of the Dammastock, between the Rhone Glacier and the Damma Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Realp and Gletsch.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 7 km southeast of Oberes Winterjoch.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 9 km southwest of Oberes Winterjoch.
Oberes Winterjoch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,525 metres
- Description: mountain saddle in the Uri Alps at the border of Uri and Valais in Switzerland
- Category: landform
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.6337° or 46° 38′ 1″ northLongitude
8.41927° or 8° 25′ 9″ eastElevation
3,525 metres (11,565 feet)Open location code
8FRCJCM9+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13381969220OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
11075207Wikidata ID
Q137408741
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In Other Languages
“Oberes Winterjoch” goes by many names.
- German: “Oberes Winterjoch”
- “Oberes Winterjoch”
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