Gornersee

Gornersee is a lake in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,601 metres. Gornersee is situated nearby to the locality Plattje, as well as near Gornergrat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Rosa Hut and Gornergrat.

Monte Rosa Hut

Mountain hut

Photo: Hwking, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monte Rosa Hut is a mountain hut located near Zermatt on the Monte Rosa massif and above the Grenzgletscher sitting on a glacier-free rocky part called Untere Platte at an altitude of 2,883 metres.

Gornergrat

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Gornergrat is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway, the highest open-air railway in Europe.

Stockhorn

Peak

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, Public domain.

The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located to the southeast of the town of Zermatt. It lies on the range between the Findel and Gorner glaciers, east of the Gornergrat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffelalp and Findeln.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.

Findeln

Locality

Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.