Vorsass
Vorsass is a hut in Oberems, Leuk District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,121 metres. Vorsass is situated nearby to the peak Pletschuhorn, as well as near Brunnethorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pletschuhorn and Brunnethorn.
Pletschuhorn
Peak
The Pletschuhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Turtmanntal in the canton of Valais. It is composed of several summits, of which the highest has an elevation of 2,751 metres.
Brunnethorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola.
Ergischhorn
Peak
The Ergischhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Ergischhorn is situated 3½ km northeast of Vorsass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterems and Turtmann.
Unterems
Village
Unterems was a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Unterems is situated 4½ km north of Vorsass.
Turtmann
Village
Photo: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Turtmann is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Turtmann is situated 5 km north of Vorsass.
Bratsch
Village
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bratsch is a village in the municipality of Gampel-Bratsch in the district of Leuk of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bratsch was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Gampel to form Gampel-Bratsch. Bratsch is situated 8 km north of Vorsass.
Vorsass
- Type: Hut
- Location: Oberems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.25326° or 46° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
7.69762° or 7° 41′ 51″ eastElevation
2,121 metres (6,959 feet)Open location code
8FR97M3X+82GeoNames ID
11217031
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