Wase
Wase is a house in Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,934 metres. Wase is situated nearby to the village Rosswald, as well as near the mountain saddle Simplon Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Ganter Bridge.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. Simplon Pass is situated 4 km southwest of Wase.
Ganter Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ganter Bridge is a multi-span reinforced-concrete road bridge that is the second longest spanning bridge in Switzerland after Poya Bridge. It spans the Ganter River valley and is located along the Simplon Pass road about 10 km south of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Ganter Bridge is situated 1½ km north of Wase.
Wasenhorn
Peak
Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
The Wasenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies halfway between Brig and Varzo, just north of Monte Leone, in the Simplon Pass area. Wasenhorn is situated 3 km southeast of Wase.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Termen.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 2½ km north of Wase.
Termen
Village
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Termen is situated 6 km northwest of Wase.
Brig
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.
Wase
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.28319° or 46° 16′ 60″ northLongitude
8.05321° or 8° 3′ 12″ eastElevation
1,934 metres (6,345 feet)Open location code
8FRC73M3+77GeoNames ID
11216772
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