Turtmannsee
The Turtmannsee is a reservoir located south of Gruben/Meiden at the foot of the Turtmann Glacier, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.092 km² and is located at 2,177 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frilihorn and Les Diablons.
Frilihorn
Peak
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frilihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the Val d'Anniviers and the Turtmanntal in the canton of Valais. The Frilihorn rises to a height of 10,249 ft, making it the 758th highest mountain in Switzerland.
Les Diablons
Peak
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Les Diablons are a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Zinal in the canton of Valais. They lie between the valleys of Anniviers and Turtmann on the subrange of the Pennine Alps that culminates at the Weisshorn. Les Diablons is situated 3½ km southwest of Turtmannsee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zinal and Ayer.
Zinal
Village
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Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of 1,675 metres above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. Zinal is situated 6 km southwest of Turtmannsee.
Ayer
Village
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Ayer is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Ayer is situated 7 km west of Turtmannsee.
Mission
Village
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Mission is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Turtmannsee.
Turtmannsee
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Oberems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Turtmannsee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圖爾特曼湖”
- French: “Turtmannsee”
- German: “Turtmannsee”
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