Üerlicherjoch

Üerlicherjoch is a mountain saddle in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,756 metres. Üerlicherjoch is situated nearby to the locality Bäregg, as well as near Triebten.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oberaarsee and Trübtensee.

Oberaarsee

Reservoir

Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.47 km2. The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli.

Trübtensee

Lake

Photo: MRB, CC BY 3.0.

Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km2. Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.

Sidelhorn

Peak

Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Ulrichen Airport.

Ulrichen

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.

Ulrichen Airport

Locality

Photo: wilford peloquin, CC BY 2.0.

Ulrichen Airport is a locality.

Obergesteln

Village

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Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms.

Üerlicherjoch

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,756 metres
Also known as: “UEerlicherjoch”
Category: landform
Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.53611° or 46° 32′ 10″ north

Longitude

8.27816° or 8° 16′ 41″ east

Elevation

2,756 metres (9,042 feet)

Open location code

8FRCG7PH+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12040718961

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

11075788

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In Other Languages

“Üerlicherjoch” goes by many names.

German: “Üerlicherjoch”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bäregg and Triebten.

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