Rundsee

Rundsee is a lake in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,476 metres. Rundsee is situated nearby to the locality Triebten, as well as near Bäregg.

Type: Lake
Description: alpine lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Also known as: “Tittersee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trübtensee and Sidelhorn.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Obergesteln.

Ulrichen

Village

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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.

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.