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
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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.12972° or 46° 7′ 47″ northLongitude
7.70983° or 7° 42′ 35″ eastElevation
3,543 metres (11,624 feet)Open location code
8FR94PH5+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5152599357OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames 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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