Grünsee

Grünsee is a lake in Riederalp, Raron District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,607 metres. Grünsee is situated nearby to the locality Oberaletsch, as well as near Silbersand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aletschwald and Stausee Gibidum.

Aletschwald

Forest

Photo: Michael Fiegle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aletschwald is a forest.

Stausee Gibidum

Reservoir

Photo: Ppr, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Stausee Gibidum is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp.

Cassel Villa

House

Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cassel Villa is a house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riederalp and Riederalp-Bettmeralp.

Riederalp

Village

Photo: Realulim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riederalp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.

Riederalp-Bettmeralp

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riederalp and Bettmeralp are two car-free villages in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. They are a few kilometres from each other at 1,900 metres.

Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp.

Grünsee

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Gruensee”
Category: body of water
Location: Riederalp, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.39099° or 46° 23′ 28″ north

Longitude

8.01358° or 8° 0′ 49″ east

Elevation

1,607 metres (5,272 feet)

Open location code

8FRC92R7+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 75783234

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

11396888

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