Sattel
Sattel is a pass in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 4,356 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dufourspitze and Dunantspitze.
Dufourspitze
Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dufourspitze is the highest peak of Monte Rosa, an ice-covered mountain massif in the Alps. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain of both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps and is also the second-highest mountain of the Alps and Western Europe, after Mont Blanc.
Dunantspitze
Peak
Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dunantspitze, formerly called Ostspitze, is a peak of the Monte Rosa Massif in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the second highest peak of the massif, after the Dufourspitze and the second highest summit in Switzerland, but its prominence is only about 15 metres.
Grenzgipfel
Peak
Photo: TobiasBender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grenzgipfel is a peak of Monte Rosa Massif, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The Grenzgipfel is the highest summit on the Italian side of the Monte Rosa massif and the highest point of the entire border between Italy and Switzerland; it is also the culminating point of the Italian region of Piedmont and of the Ticino river drainage basin.
Sattel
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 4,356 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.93705° or 45° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
7.85865° or 7° 51′ 31″ eastElevation
4,356 metres (14,291 feet)Open location code
8FQ9WVP5+RFGeoNames ID
11075572
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- German: “Sattel”
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