Balmen
Balmen is a hut in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,688 metres. Balmen is situated nearby to Zermatt railway station, as well as near Zermatt GGB railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zermatt railway station and Zermatt GGB railway station.
Zermatt railway station
Railway station
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Zermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Zermatt railway station is situated 530 metres south of Balmen.
Zermatt GGB railway station
Railway station
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Zermatt GGB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only. Zermatt GGB railway station is situated 590 metres south of Balmen.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
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The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party. Matterhorn Museum is situated 1 km south of Balmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunnegga and Findeln.
Findeln
Locality
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Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.
Zum See
Hamlet
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Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn. Zum See is situated 3 km southwest of Balmen.
Balmen
- Type: Hut
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.02907° or 46° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
7.75059° or 7° 45′ 2″ eastElevation
1,688 metres (5,538 feet)Open location code
8FR92QH2+J6GeoNames ID
11218298
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- German: “Balmen”
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