Kulm
Kulm is a house in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,014 metres. Kulm is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Simplon Pass, as well as near the hotel Simplon Hospice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Simplon Hospice.
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 Hospice
Hotel
The Simplon Hospice is a large building where travellers and merchants can get food, accommodation and shelter from the harsh climate. In a decree of 21 February 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass. Simplon Hospice is situated 470 metres southwest of Kulm.
Rotelsee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. Rotelsee is situated 610 metres south of Kulm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brig and Rosswald.
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.
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 6 km north of Kulm.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 7 km north of Kulm.
Kulm
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24989° or 46° 14′ 60″ northLongitude
8.03281° or 8° 1′ 58″ eastElevation
2,014 metres (6,608 feet)Open location code
8FRC62XM+X4GeoNames ID
11217067
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“Kulm” goes by many names.
- German: “Kulm”
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