Über den Mergasch

Über den Mergasch is a mountain saddle in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District, Valais and has an elevation of 3,543 metres. Über den Mergasch is situated nearby to the locality Üssers Schöllihorn, as well as near P3473.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bishorn and Brunegg Glacier.

Bishorn

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bishorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, just north of the Weisshorn. The mountain has two distinct summits, separated by a 600-metre easy-angled snow ridge.

Brunegg Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Poschi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Brunegg Glacier is a 4 km long glacier situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.68 km2. The glacier is located north of Bishorn and Weisshorn.

Pointe Burnaby

Peak

Photo: Whgler, CC BY 4.0.

The Pointe Burnaby is the east-summit of the Bishorn. Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zinal and Randa.

Zinal

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers.

Randa

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley.

Täsch

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German. Täsch is situated 9 km southeast of Über den Mergasch.

Über den Mergasch

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,543 metres
Also known as: “UEber den Mergasch”
Category: landform
Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.12972° or 46° 7′ 47″ north

Longitude

7.70983° or 7° 42′ 35″ east

Elevation

3,543 metres (11,624 feet)

Open location code

8FR94PH5+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5152599357

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075787

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In Other Languages

“Über den Mergasch” goes by many names.

German: “Über den Mergasch”

Localities in the Area

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